Uses of Californium and Erbium
Uses & Benefits
- Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
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It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
- It has a tendency to get tarnished in the open air, but when alloyed with elements like erbium, vanadium, its hardness levels decreases.
- Its compounds like Erbium oxide is used in safety glasses of welders and metal workers.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Chemical Industry
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Alloys
Toxicity
Toxic
Mildly Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
No