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Uses of Samarium and Radium


Uses of Radium and Samarium


Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Magnets of Samarium cobalt alloy are stronger than that of Iron and hence, they are used in microwave application.
  • Samarium metal also used in optical lasers and infrared absorbing glasses and as a neutron absorber.
  
  • It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors  
NA  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Slightly Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
22
Not Available  

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