Uses of Scandium and Berkelium
Uses & Benefits
- Uses of Scandium are limited to research purpose only. However, it has very low density and higher melting point.
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Its compounds like scandium iodide is used in mercury vapor lamps to produce very bright white light.
  
- This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
NA
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic
  
Unknown
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
No
  
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
  
22
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
37
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.
  
34
0.00 p.p.m.
  
36