1 Uses
1.1 Uses & Benefits
- It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
- Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
- Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
Medical Research
Pharmaceutical Industry
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
Alloys
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
1.2.3 In Blood
NA0.02 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
1.2.4 In Bone