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1.1 Uses & Benefits
Iridium has an anti corrosion properties and it is used in special alloy with Osmium metal and that alloy is used in pen tips and compass bearings.
It has very limited uses as it is a toxic metal and it can cause birth defects, cancer, etc.
Almost 80% of Cadmium metal is used in Nickel cadmium Batteries and now it is getting replaced with nickel hydride.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
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1.1.3 Other Uses
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1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
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1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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1.2.3 In Blood
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0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Uses of Plutonium
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1.2.4 In Bone
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1.80 p.p.m.
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