Uses of Mercury and Meitnerium
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.
  
- Currently known uses of Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
Dentistry
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
  
NA
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
  
Unknown
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
No
  
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
  
23
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
37
In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.
  
19
0.00 p.p.m.
  
36