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.
- It is used to harden the steel and produces a stainless steel and other various alloys.
- It is also used to give proper finish to polished mirrors. Its chromium plates are used in bathroom fittings.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
1.1.3 Other Uses
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Moderately Toxic
Highly Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
1.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.11 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
1.2.4 In Bone
2.70 p.p.m.0.33 p.p.m.
0
170000