Cadmium

Americium

Uses of Cadmium and Americium

Cadmium

Americium

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1.1 Uses & Benefits

It has very limited uses as it is a toxic metal and it can cause birth defects, cancer, etc.
Almost 80% of Cadmium metal is used in Nickel cadmium Batteries and now it is getting replaced with nickel hydride.

Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.

1.1.1 Industrial Uses

Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

1.1.2 Medical Uses

1.1.3 Other Uses

Alloys

Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes

1.2 Biological Properties

1.2.1 Toxicity

Toxic

1.2.2 Present in Human Body

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60% Transition Metals Metals have it !

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7% Actinide Series Metals have it !

1.2.3 In Blood

Uses of Sodium

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0.01 Blood/mg dm-3

Rank: 24 (Overall)▶

0.00 Blood/mg dm-3

Rank: 37 (Overall)▶

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Uses of Plutonium

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447 (Uses of Iron)

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1.2.4 In Bone

Uses of Calcium

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1.80 p.p.m.

Rank: 15 (Overall)▶

0.00 p.p.m.

Rank: 36 (Overall)▶

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Uses of Plutonium

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10000 (Uses of Sodiu..)

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