Uses of Cobalt and Berkelium
Uses & Benefits
- Its alloys with aluminum and nickel are used to make powerful magnets.
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Few other alloys exhibit high-temperature strength and hence they are used in Turbines of Jet and Gas engine.
  
- This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
NA
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic
  
Unknown
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
No
  
In Blood
0.04 Blood/mg dm-3
  
18
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
37
In Bone
0.04 p.p.m.
  
27
0.00 p.p.m.
  
36