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Uses of Polonium and Mercury

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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 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.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Highly Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
70% Post Transition Metals Metals have it !
60% Transition Metals Metals have it !
1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 37 (Overall)
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 23 (Overall)
Uses of Plutonium
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1.2.4 In Bone
Uses of Calcium
0.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 36 (Overall)
0.45 p.p.m.
Rank: 19 (Overall)
Uses of Plutonium
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