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Only two today because I am continuing to wilfully ignore that bottom row of Uus. Also, the second one is REALLY hard to remember! It doesn’t want to stick to my brain!

I – Iodine Used to be used as an antiseptic until they found something that stung less. If you heat it you get a pretty violet vapour.

At – Astatine Like Francium, it occurs in miniscule quantities in the decay chains of uranium and thorium. Not nice.