Uses of Rubidium and Radium
Uses & Benefits
- Rubidium's main application is in the glass manufacturing.
- Rubidium can very easily get ionized and hence it is used for ion engines, but it is still less efficient than that of Caesium.
  
- 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.
  
Industrial Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
Pharmaceutical Industry
  
Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes
  
NA
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic
  
Highly Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
No
  
In Blood
2.49 Blood/mg dm-3
  
7
Not Available
  
In Bone
5.00 p.p.m.
  
13
Not Available