1 Uses
1.1 Uses & Benefits
- Ytterbium metal is used in memory devices and tuneable laser.
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It is also used as industrial catalyst as the other catalysts are too toxic and polluting.
- Holmium metal has an ability to absorb neutrons, so this metal is used in nuclear reactors to keep the chain reactions of elements under control.
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Alloys of Holmium are used to produce Magnet.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
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1.1.2 Medical Uses
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
1.2.3 In Blood
1.1.1 In Bone