Cadmium

Lutetium

Uses of Cadmium and Lutetium

Cadmium

Lutetium

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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.

Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .

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

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1.2 Biological Properties

1.2.1 Toxicity

Toxic

Low Toxic

1.2.2 Present in Human Body

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60% Transition Metals Metals have it !

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27% Lanthanide 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)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (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)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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Uses of Plutonium

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10000 (Uses of Sodiu..)

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