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.
- Ytterbium metal is used in memory devices and tuneable laser.
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It is also used as industrial catalyst as the other catalysts are too toxic and polluting.
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-3NA
0
1970
1.2.4 In Bone