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Uses of Actinium and Polonium
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1.1 Uses & Benefits
Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
Polonium metal has different Allotropes, it is used in antistatic devices and for research purpose.
A 1 gram of Polonium can reach a temperature of 500°C, hence it is used as a heat source for space equipment.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
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1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Highly Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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7%
Actinide Series Metals
have it !
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70%
Post Transition Metals Metals
have it !
1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
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0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank:
37
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0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank:
37
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Uses of Plutonium
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447
(Uses of Iron)
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1.2.4 In Bone
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0.00 p.p.m.
Rank:
36
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0.00 p.p.m.
Rank:
36
(Overall)
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Uses of Plutonium
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10000
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