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Uses of Mercury and Calcium


Uses of Calcium and Mercury


Uses

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
Dentistry   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
23
60.50 Blood/mg dm-3   
4

In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.   
19
170,000.00 p.p.m.   
1

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