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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 used for producing chip resistors and contact.
Ruthenium oxide is used to coat the anodes cells for chlorine production in chemical industry. It also works as catalysts for ammonia and acetic acid reaction.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
Dentistry
Medical Research
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
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1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
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1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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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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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.
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19
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Uses of Plutonium
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10000
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