Uses of Cesium and Francium
Uses & Benefits
- The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
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In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
  
- Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
NA
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Mildly Toxic
  
NA
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
No
  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
28
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
37
In Bone
0.05 p.p.m.
  
26
0.00 p.p.m.
  
36