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Uses of Strontium and Ytterbium

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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.
  • Ytterbium metal is used in memory devices and tuneable laser.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst as the other catalysts are too toxic and polluting.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
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1.1.3 Other Uses
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1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Highly Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
83% Alkaline Earth Metals Metals have it !
27% Lanthanide Series Metals have it !
1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
0.03 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 19 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Uses of Plutonium
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1.2.4 In Bone
Uses of Calcium
140.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 7 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Uses of Plutonium
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