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.
- 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.
Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
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Medical Uses
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Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Research Purposes
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Non Toxic
Non Toxic
Present in Human Body
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In Blood
0.03 Blood/mg dm-32.49 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
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In Bone
140.00 p.p.m.5.00 p.p.m.
0
170000
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