Gypsum is an industrially important mineral. It is the primary ingredient of plaster-of-Paris, which is finely ground Gypsum, and it is used in the production of cement. It is also the main component of sheet rock. It is used as a flux for creating earthenware, and can be used as a fertilizer.
Alkali Metals are rarely found in pure form, and if they are they are normally stored under oil, because they react with water and water vapor in the air very violently.They â¦ explode if placed in water because they have one electron in their outer energy level and they want to give it away so badly.lkali Metals are rarely found in pure form, and if they are they are normally stored under oil, because they react with water and water vapor in the air very violently.
The Alkali Metals are the first group in the periodic table. They include Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Cesium, and Francium.The Alkali Metals have closer similarities between the elements than in any other group of the periodic table.For example each element shares the physical characteristics of being soft and silvery in color.. Alkali Metals constitute group 1 of the Periodic Table (Other than Hydrogen). They are named Alkali Metals because when they are mixed with water they form special solutions called alkaline solutions.