Uses of Mercury and Terbium

Mercury

Terbium

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Uses

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.

Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

Dentistry

Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry

Highly Toxic

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0.01 Blood/mg dm-3

0.45 p.p.m.

Terbium salts are used in optical devices like laser devices.
Terbium’s alloy lengthens and shortens the magnetic field and this effect forms loudspeaker.

Electronic Industry

Alloys

Low Toxic

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0.00 Blood/mg dm-3

0.00 p.p.m.