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1.1 Uses & Benefits
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.
It has no commercial uses, but its alloys are in high demand. Lanthanum and Nickel alloy is used for the hydrogen gas storage.
The best-known use for mischmetal alloy of Lanthanum is; as a ‘flints’ for cigarette lighters.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
Medical Research
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1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Low Toxic
Low Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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60%
Transition Metals Metals
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27%
Lanthanide Series Metals
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1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
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Uses of Plutonium
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1.2.4 In Bone
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0.08 p.p.m.
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24
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Uses of Plutonium
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10000
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