Uses of Radium and Strontium
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.
- Strontium metal is used to producing ferrite magnets as well as refining zinc.
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By-product of nuclear reactors called Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope; it is absorbed by tissues and destroys bone marrow and cancer growth.
Industrial Uses
NA
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Non Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
Yes