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1.1 Uses & Benefits
Polonium metal has different Allotropes, it is used in antistatic devices and for research purpose.
A 1 gram of Polonium can reach a temperature of 500°C, hence it is used as a heat source for space equipment.
It has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
Ammunition Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
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1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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70%
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60%
Transition Metals Metals
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1.2.3 In Blood
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0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
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37
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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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36
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Uses of Plutonium
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10000
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