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Uses of Mercury and Iron


Uses of Iron 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.
  
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
Dentistry   
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
23
447.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
3

In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.   
19
380.00 p.p.m.   
5

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