1 Uses
1.1 Uses & Benefits
- 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.
- 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.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
Chemical Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
1.1.3 Other Uses
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Moderately Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
1.2.3 In Blood
0.11 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
1.2.4 In Bone
0.33 p.p.m.2.70 p.p.m.
0
170000