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1.1 Uses & Benefits
It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
It is used in luminous paints.
Magnets of Samarium cobalt alloy are stronger than that of Iron and hence, they are used in microwave application.
Samarium metal also used in optical lasers and infrared absorbing glasses and as a neutron absorber.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
1.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Slightly Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
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83%
Alkaline Earth Metals Metals
have it !
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27%
Lanthanide Series Metals
have it !
1.2.3 In Blood
Uses of Sodium
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Rank:
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0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank:
22
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Uses of Plutonium
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447
(Uses of Iron)
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1.2.4 In Bone
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Not Available
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Not Available
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Uses of Plutonium
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10000
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