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Uses of Indium and Thorium


Uses of Thorium and Indium


Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
  • Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
  
  • Thorium metal is used as an allying agent for Magnesium, It imparts greater strength and resistance to temperature.
  • compound of this metal Thorium oxide is used as an industrial catalyst.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Medical Research  
Dentistry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
Not Available  
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
33

In Bone
Not Available  
0.02 p.p.m.  
29

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