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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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Highly Toxic
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0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
2.10 p.p.m.
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.
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Non Toxic
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2.49 Blood/mg dm-3
5.00 p.p.m.
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