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Uses of Potassium and Sodium


Uses of Sodium and Potassium


Uses

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.
  
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
NA   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
2
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
1

In Bone
2,100.00 p.p.m.   
3
10,000.00 p.p.m.   
2

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