1 Uses
1.1 Uses & Benefits
- It is used to include flints for cigarette lighters.
- Its compound Cerium (Ill) Oxide is used as a catalyst; it is put inside the walls of the oven as it prevents from the buildup of cooking residues.
- 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.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
Medical Research
Pharmaceutical Industry
1.1.3 Other Uses
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Moderately Toxic
Low Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
1.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.02 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
1.2.4 In Bone
2.70 p.p.m.0.20 p.p.m.
0
170000