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1.1 Uses & Benefits
It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
Medical Research
Dentistry
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
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1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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70%
Post Transition Metals Metals
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60%
Transition Metals Metals
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1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
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0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
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23
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Uses of Plutonium
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447
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1.2.4 In Bone
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0.45 p.p.m.
Rank:
19
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Uses of Plutonium
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10000
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