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1.1 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.
It is used for producing chip resistors and contact.
Ruthenium oxide is used to coat the anodes cells for chlorine production in chemical industry. It also works as catalysts for ammonia and acetic acid reaction.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Medical Research
1.1.3 Other Uses
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1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
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1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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1.2.3 In Blood
0.05 Blood/mg dm-3
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Uses of Plutonium
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1.3.1 In Bone
0.70 p.p.m.
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170000
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