Americium

Lead

Uses of Americium and Lead

Americium

Lead

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1.1 Uses & Benefits

Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.

It is also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.

1.1.1 Industrial Uses

Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

1.1.2 Medical Uses

Surgical Instruments Manufacturing

1.1.3 Other Uses

Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes

Alloys

1.2 Biological Properties

1.2.1 Toxicity

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 (Overall)▶

0.21 Blood/mg dm-3

Rank: 11 (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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0.00 p.p.m.

Rank: 36 (Overall)▶

30.00 p.p.m.

Rank: 10 (Overall)▶

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Uses of Plutonium

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10000 (Uses of Sodiu..)

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