1 Uses
1.1 Uses & Benefits
- Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
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It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
- 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, Ammunition Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
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-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
1.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.45 p.p.m.
0
170000