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1.1 Uses & Benefits
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.
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
Ammunition Industry, Chemical 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
Non Toxic
Highly Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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83%
Alkaline Earth 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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0.03 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank:
19
(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
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1.2.4 In Bone
Uses of Calcium
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140.00 p.p.m.
Rank:
7
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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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