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Uses of Polonium and Neptunium

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1.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Polonium metal has different Allotropes, it is used in antistatic devices and for research purpose.
  • A 1 gram of Polonium can reach a temperature of 500°C, hence it is used as a heat source for space equipment.
  • Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
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1.1.2 Medical Uses
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NA
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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70% Post Transition Metals Metals have it !
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7% Actinide Series Metals have it !
1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
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Uses of Plutonium
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1.2.4 In Bone
Uses of Calcium
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Uses of Plutonium
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