Uses of Zinc and Thallium
Uses & Benefits
- It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
- It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  
- Thallium is a toxic metal and hence it has limited uses. Thallium metal is mostly used for producing photoelectric cells.
- In thermometer’s mercury alloy has 8% of thallium, as it has a melting point lower than 20°C.
  
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Chemical Industry
  
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
  
Medical Research
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
Alloys
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
  
Highly Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
Yes
  
In Blood
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
6
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
34
In Bone
170.00 p.p.m.
  
6
0.00 p.p.m.
  
33