1 Uses
1.1 Uses & Benefits
- Holmium metal has an ability to absorb neutrons, so this metal is used in nuclear reactors to keep the chain reactions of elements under control.
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Alloys of Holmium are used to produce Magnet.
- It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
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It is used in luminous paints.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
1.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Pharmaceutical Industry
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
NA
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
1.2.3 In Blood
1.2.4 In Bone