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  1. nitrogen
    a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
  2. fluorine
    a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens
  3. oxygen
    a colorless, odorless gas that is essential for respiration
  4. helium
    a light colorless element that is one of the six inert gases
  5. neon
    a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
  6. boron
    a trivalent metalloid element
  7. carbon
    an abundant nonmetallic element in all organic compounds
  8. lithium
    a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
  9. beryllium
    a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
  10. nitrogen
    a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
Created on Wed Nov 20 12:43:04 EST 2013

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