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Uses of Scandium and Polonium


Uses of Polonium and Scandium


Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Uses of Scandium are limited to research purpose only. However, it has very low density and higher melting point.
  • Its compounds like scandium iodide is used in mercury vapor lamps to produce very bright white light.
  
  • Polonium metal has different Allotropes, it is used in antistatic devices and for research purpose.
  • A 1 gram of Polonium can reach a temperature of 500°C, hence it is used as a heat source for space equipment.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

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

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