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1.1 Uses & Benefits
Rubidium's main application is in the glass manufacturing.
Rubidium can very easily get ionized and hence it is used for ion engines, but it is still less efficient than that of Caesium.
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
NA
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Highly Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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83%
Alkali Metals Metals
have it !
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60%
Transition Metals Metals
have it !
1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
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2.49 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank:
7
(Overall)
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0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank:
23
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Uses of Plutonium
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447
(Uses of Iron)
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1.2.4 In Bone
Uses of Calcium
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5.00 p.p.m.
Rank:
13
(Overall)
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0.45 p.p.m.
Rank:
19
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Uses of Plutonium
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10000
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