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Ytterbium
Ytterbium
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Cesium
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Uses of Ytterbium and Cesium

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Uses & Benefits

Industrial Uses

Medical Uses

Other Uses

Toxicity

Present in Human Body

In Blood

In Bone

 
  • Ytterbium metal is used in memory devices and tuneable laser.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst as the other catalysts are too toxic and polluting.
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
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Alloys
Highly Toxic
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0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
2.10 p.p.m.
 
  • The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
  • In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Alloys
Mildly Toxic
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0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0.05 p.p.m.