cobalt

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Products Intro: CAS:10198-40-0
cobalt Basic information
Product Name:cobalt
Synonyms:
CAS:10198-40-0
MF:Co
MW:58.93
EINECS:
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Mol File:10198-40-0.mol
cobalt Structure
cobalt Chemical Properties
density 2.05E-3 g/cm3
EPA Substance Registry SystemCobalt-60 (10198-40-0)
Safety Information
RIDADR 3332
HazardClass 7
PackingGroup II
MSDS Information
cobalt Usage And Synthesis
Uses60Co (cobalt-60), a gamma and beta ray emitter with a half-life of about 5.3 years, is used in cancer therapy. Small pieces of radioactive metallic cobalt, made radioactive in a nuclear reactor, are placed into a proper shielding device and the radiation from them used in place of a high-powered x-ray machine or radium implantations in treating patients with localized cancer.
cobalt Preparation Products And Raw materials
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