Transition and Inner Transition Elements — Chemistry STD 12 Science — Question
Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistryTransition and Inner Transition Elements2 Marks
Question
What are the applications of actinoids?
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Answer
Thorium oxide $(ThO_2)$ with $1\% \ CeO_2$ is used as a major source of indoor lighting, as well as for outdoor camping.
Uranium is used in the nuclear reactors.
The isotopes of Thorium and Uranium have very long half$-$life, so that we get very negligible radiation from them: Hence they can be used safely.
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