Uses of Mercury and Cobalt
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 aluminum and nickel are used to make powerful magnets.
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Few other alloys exhibit high-temperature strength and hence they are used in Turbines of Jet and Gas engine.
  
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Medical Uses
Dentistry
  
Pharmaceutical Industry
  
Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
  
Alloys
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
  
Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
Yes
  
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
  
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0.04 Blood/mg dm-3
  
18
In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.
  
19
0.04 p.p.m.
  
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