Home
Transition Metals
-
Copper
Silver
Gold
Actinide Metals
+
Californium
Plutonium
Thorium
Lanthanide Metals
+
Cerium
Erbium
Gadolinium
Post-Transition Metals
+
Bismuth
Lead
Aluminium
Alkaline Earth Metals
+
Beryllium
Calcium
Magnesium
×
Osmium
☒
Mercury
☒
☒
☒
☒
Top
ADD
⊕
Compare
≡
Menu
Compare Metals
Find
▼
Transition Metals
Actinide Metals
Lanthanide Metals
Post-Transition Metals
Alkaline Earth Metals
Alkali Metals
More
X
Osmium
X
Mercury
Uses of Osmium and Mercury
Osmium
Mercury
Add ⊕
Summary
Periodic Table
Facts
Uses
Physical
Chemical
Atomic
Mechanical
Magnetic
Thermal
Properties
All
1 Uses
1.1 Uses & Benefits
Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
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.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Highly Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
✔
✘
60%
Transition Metals Metals
have it !
✔
✘
60%
Transition Metals Metals
have it !
1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
⊕
▶
▼
Not Available
Rank:
N/A
(Overall)
▶
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank:
23
(Overall)
▶
▲
Uses of Plutonium
⊕
▶
447
(Uses of Iron)
◀
▶
ADD ⊕
1.2.4 In Bone
Uses of Calcium
⊕
▶
▼
Not Available
Rank:
N/A
(Overall)
▶
0.45 p.p.m.
Rank:
19
(Overall)
▶
▲
Uses of Plutonium
⊕
▶
10000
(Uses of Sodiu..)
◀
▶
ADD ⊕
Compare Transition Metals
» More
Osmium vs Ruthenium
Osmium vs Niobium
Osmium vs Scandium
» More
More Compare Transition Metals
Transition Metals
» More
Zirconium
Tantalum
Technetium
Yttrium
Scandium
Ruthenium
» More
More Transition Met...
Transition Metals
»More
Niobium
Periodi...
|
Physical
|
Chemical
|
Mechanical
Hafnium
Periodi...
|
Physical
|
Chemical
|
Mechanical
Rhenium
Periodi...
|
Physical
|
Chemical
|
Mechanical
» More Transition Metals
Compare Transition Metals
»More
Mercury vs Technetium
Periodi...
|
Physical
|
Chemical
|
Mechanical
Mercury vs Yttrium
Periodi...
|
Physical
|
Chemical
|
Mechanical
Mercury vs Tantalum
Periodi...
|
Physical
|
Chemical
|
Mechanical
» More Compare Transition Metals