1 Uses
1.1 Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
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Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
- It has a tendency to get tarnished in the open air, but when alloyed with elements like erbium, vanadium, its hardness levels decreases.
- Its compounds like Erbium oxide is used in safety glasses of welders and metal workers.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
1.1.2 Medical Uses
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
1.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
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1.2.4 In Bone