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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.
Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
Dentistry
NA
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
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1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Highly Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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60%
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60%
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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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Not Available
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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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Not Available
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Uses of Plutonium
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10000
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