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Uses of Polonium and Strontium

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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.
  • Strontium metal is used to producing ferrite magnets as well as refining zinc.
  • By-product of nuclear reactors called Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope; it is absorbed by tissues and destroys bone marrow and cancer growth.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
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NA
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Non Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
70% Post Transition Metals Metals have it !
83% Alkaline Earth Metals Metals have it !
1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 37 (Overall)
0.03 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 19 (Overall)
Uses of Plutonium
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1.2.4 In Bone
Uses of Calcium
0.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 36 (Overall)
140.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 7 (Overall)
Uses of Plutonium
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