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Uses of Mercury and Cadmium
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1.1 Uses & Benefits
  • 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.
  • 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.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
Dentistry
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1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
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1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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60% Transition Metals Metals have it !
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60% Transition Metals Metals have it !
1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
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0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 23 (Overall)▶
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 24 (Overall)▶
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Uses of Plutonium
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1.2.4 In Bone
Uses of Calcium
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0.45 p.p.m.
Rank: 19 (Overall)▶
1.80 p.p.m.
Rank: 15 (Overall)▶
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Uses of Plutonium
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