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.
- 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.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
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1.1.2 Medical Uses
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Research Purposes
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-32.49 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
1.4.2 In Bone
140.00 p.p.m.5.00 p.p.m.
0
170000