Sodium

Cadmium

Uses of Sodium and Cadmium

Sodium

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1.1 Uses & Benefits

In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.

It has very limited uses as it is a toxic metal and it can cause birth defects, cancer, etc.
Almost 80% of Cadmium metal is used in Nickel cadmium Batteries and now it is getting replaced with nickel hydride.

1.1.1 Industrial Uses

Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

1.1.2 Medical Uses

Pharmaceutical Industry

1.1.3 Other Uses

Alloys

1.2 Biological Properties

1.2.1 Toxicity

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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1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3

Rank: 1 (Overall)▶

0.01 Blood/mg dm-3

Rank: 24 (Overall)▶

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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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10,000.00 p.p.m.

Rank: 2 (Overall)▶

1.80 p.p.m.

Rank: 15 (Overall)▶

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Uses of Plutonium

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10000 (Uses of Sodiu..)

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