Uses of Lanthanum and Radium
Uses & Benefits
- It has no commercial uses, but its alloys are in high demand. Lanthanum and Nickel alloy is used for the hydrogen gas storage.
- The best-known use for mischmetal alloy of Lanthanum is; as a ‘flints’ for cigarette lighters.
- It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
-
It is used in luminous paints.
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
NA
Medical Uses
NA
Pharmaceutical Industry
Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing
NA
Toxicity
Low Toxic
Highly Toxic
Present in Human Body
Yes
No