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Uses of Mercury and Curium

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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.
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
NA
1.1.2 Medical Uses
Dentistry
NA
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
Research Purposes
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Unknown
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
60% Transition Metals Metals have it !
7% Actinide Series Metals have it !
1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 23 (Overall)
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 37 (Overall)
Uses of Plutonium
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1.2.4 In Bone
Uses of Calcium
0.45 p.p.m.
Rank: 19 (Overall)
0.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 36 (Overall)
Uses of Plutonium