Uses of Cobalt and Potassium
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.
  
- Potassium’s compounds are in high demand for their application in Fertilizer manufacturing.
- Potassium carbonate is used in glass manufacturing and Potassium carbonate in manufacturing detergent and body wash.
  
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
  
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
  
Pharmaceutical Industry
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
NA
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic
  
Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
Yes
  
In Blood
0.04 Blood/mg dm-3
  
18
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
2
In Bone
0.04 p.p.m.
  
27
2,100.00 p.p.m.
  
3