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Uses of Bismuth and Americium


Uses of Americium and Bismuth


Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  
  • Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
  • In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3   
20
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.20 p.p.m.   
22
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

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