Uses of Strontium and Curium
Uses & Benefits
- 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.
  
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  
Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
Research Purposes
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic
  
Unknown
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
No
  
In Blood
0.03 Blood/mg dm-3
  
19
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
37
In Bone
140.00 p.p.m.
  
7
0.00 p.p.m.
  
36