1 Uses
1.1 Uses & Benefits
- It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
- It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
- Its alloys with copper or nickel are used in manufacturing Gyroscopes, springs, electrical contact and non sparking tools.
- Beryllium Alloys are used as a material for aircraft, missiles, spacecraft and satellite.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
Alloys
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
1.2.3 In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
1.2.4 In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
0
170000