Sodium is a metal. Sodium Chloride is salt, and is essential to life as we know it, most significantly your life. Remove all the sodium, and your blood is now a ... of the Earth's mass is metals, often chemically bound to other substances that will become gases if the metal is suddenly removed (some of these are in your body). read more
Cesium is used in radiation therapy. And also cesium chloride is also used as an alternate way of radiation therapy. They’re also used for atomic clocks, so time could be different, but we do have powerful computers. read more
Silver: Electrical wiring, money, jewelry, and photographic film disappear from the face of the earth. Cloud seeding is a thing of the past. Cadmium: Sacrificial anodes used in aircraft disappear, causing a massive maintenance crisis for commercial aircraft. read more