This actually a pretty simple question and I think it's really stupid I can't find it on the internet. Just goes to show I guess that you can't find EVERYTHING on the internet. 
My question is: Why do some Elements in the Periodic Table not have much uses on their own? Like for example, I think most need to become compounds in order to bring about many uses. By the way to make it easier, I'm concentrating specifically on the elements in group 1 and group 7. So in other words, the question mainly applies to them.
Please help me out. The best answer/s will get pos+ repped
My question is: Why do some Elements in the Periodic Table not have much uses on their own? Like for example, I think most need to become compounds in order to bring about many uses. By the way to make it easier, I'm concentrating specifically on the elements in group 1 and group 7. So in other words, the question mainly applies to them.
Please help me out. The best answer/s will get pos+ repped