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1.1 Uses & Benefits
Potassium’s compounds are in high demand for their application in Fertilizer manufacturing.
Potassium carbonate is used in glass manufacturing and Potassium carbonate in manufacturing detergent and body wash.
Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
NA
1.1.2 Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
1.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
✔
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83%
Alkali Metals Metals
have it !
✔
✘
7%
Actinide Series Metals
have it !
1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
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1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank:
2
(Overall)
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0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank:
37
(Overall)
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Uses of Plutonium
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447
(Uses of Iron)
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1.2.4 In Bone
Uses of Calcium
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2,100.00 p.p.m.
Rank:
3
(Overall)
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0.00 p.p.m.
Rank:
36
(Overall)
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Uses of Plutonium
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10000
(Uses of Sodiu..)
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