Uses of Californium and Radium
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 is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
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It is used in luminous paints.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
NA
Medical Uses
NA
Pharmaceutical Industry
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
NA
Toxicity
Toxic
Highly Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
No