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.
- It is used as a reducing agent while preparing metals like thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for metals such as aluminum, copper & lead.
- Calcium carbonate or lime stone is used in cement.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
Chemical Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
Medical Research
Dentistry, 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
NA60.50 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
1.2.4 In Bone
NA170,000.00 p.p.m.
0
170000