Uses of Erbium and Neptunium
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.
- Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
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Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
NA
Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Toxicity
Mildly Toxic
Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
No