1 Uses
1.1 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.
- Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
- It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
1.2.3 In Blood
0.03 Blood/mg dm-3NA
0
1970
1.2.4 In Bone