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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 is also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
Dentistry
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
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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70% Post 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)▶
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 11 (Overall)▶
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Uses of Plutonium
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1.3.3 In Bone
Uses of Calcium
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0.45 p.p.m.
Rank: 19 (Overall)▶
30.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 10 (Overall)▶
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Uses of Plutonium
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