Uses of Cesium and Scandium

Cesium

Scandium

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Uses

The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.

Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

Alloys

Mildly Toxic

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0.00 Blood/mg dm-3

0.05 p.p.m.

Uses of Scandium are limited to research purpose only. However, it has very low density and higher melting point.
Its compounds like scandium iodide is used in mercury vapor lamps to produce very bright white light.

Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

Alloys

Non Toxic

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0.01 Blood/mg dm-3

0.00 p.p.m.