Uses of Radium and Potassium
Uses & Benefits
- It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
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It is used in luminous paints.
  
- 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.
  
Industrial Uses
NA
  
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
  
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
  
Pharmaceutical Industry
  
Other Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
  
Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
Yes
  
In Blood
Not Available
  
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
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In Bone
Not Available
  
2,100.00 p.p.m.
  
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