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This element was identified in sunlight decades before it was found on Earth, and now fills balloons and airships.

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Helium: Second lightest element, used to fill balloons and airships. Source: Helium ↗

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    Fluoride compounds help protect teeth; elemental fluorine is highly reactive and toxic.

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  2. 60Fluorine · chemical symbolRECALL
    F

    Fluoride compounds help protect teeth; elemental fluorine is highly reactive and toxic.

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  3. 61This element glows in electrified signage and belongs to the noble gases, a family that rarely reacts with anything.RECALL
    Neon

    Neon glows in electrified signage and belongs to the noble gases, a family that rarely reacts with anything.

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