Uses of Niobium and Rubidium

Niobium

Rubidium

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Uses

Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.

It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.

Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

Alloys

Low Toxic

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0.01 Blood/mg dm-3

0.07 p.p.m.

Rubidium's main application is in the glass manufacturing.
Rubidium can very easily get ionized and hence it is used for ion engines, but it is still less efficient than that of Caesium.

Alloys, Research Purposes

Non Toxic

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2.49 Blood/mg dm-3

5.00 p.p.m.

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