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Uses of Erbium and Lanthanum
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1.1 Uses & Benefits
It has a tendency to get tarnished in the open air, but when alloyed with elements like erbium, vanadium, its hardness levels decreases.
Its compounds like Erbium oxide is used in safety glasses of welders and metal workers.
It has no commercial uses, but its alloys are in high demand. Lanthanum and Nickel alloy is used for the hydrogen gas storage.
The best-known use for mischmetal alloy of Lanthanum is; as a ‘flints’ for cigarette lighters.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
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1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Mildly Toxic
Low Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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27%
Lanthanide Series Metals
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27%
Lanthanide Series Metals
have it !
1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
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Uses of Plutonium
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0.08 p.p.m.
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24
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Uses of Plutonium
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10000
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