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Uses of Nickel and Actinium


Uses of Actinium and Nickel


Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It has corrosion resistance and hence it is used to plate other metals.
  • Its alloys are very useful; Nichrome alloy is used in the hot coil of toasters and electric oven.
  
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.05 Blood/mg dm-3   
17
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.70 p.p.m.   
18
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

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