1 Uses
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.
- Polonium metal has different Allotropes, it is used in antistatic devices and for research purpose.
- A 1 gram of Polonium can reach a temperature of 500°C, hence it is used as a heat source for space equipment.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
Alloys
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Highly Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
1.2.3 In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
1.2.4 In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
0
170000