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One of my neighbors is greyish white,

He doesn't fear the air as some might.

My other neighbor is slippery allright,

But still gets to hang with us toughies by birthright.

My neighbor above is much like my little brother,

Except he knows how to make rain like no other.

My neighbor below is harder to meet than any other,

That's why most people usually don't bother.

P.S.

This is actually my first riddle so please don't laugh at the rhymes. It's bound to get better over time ... or not

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One of my neighbors is greyish white, //78 - Platinum (Pt) - greyish white

He doesn't fear the air as some might.//- does not oxidise in air

My other neighbor is slippery allright, //80 - Mercury (Hg)- liquid

But still gets to hang with us toughies by birthright.//but metal nevertheless

My neighbor above is much like my little brother, //47 - Silver(Ag), less precious than gold

Except he knows how to make rain like no other. // Silver iodide is used in rainmaking

My neighbor below is harder to meet than any other,// 111 - Roentgenium(Rg), only a few atoms have ever been produced.

That's why most people usually don't bother.// Isolation of an observable quantity has never been achieved

And that makes me gold - 79(Au) in the periodic table, with the neighbors above (left/right/up/down).

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