Uses of Mercury and Thulium
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.
  
- Thulium metal produces isotopes that emits X-rays. This isotope is used in X-ray machine.
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Thulium element is also used in Surgical equipment like laser.
  
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
Dentistry
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
  
Unknown
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
No
  
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
  
23
Not Available
  
In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.
  
19
Not Available