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Plutonium-238 power cells were used to power cardiac pacemakers some time ago (it prevented an operation to replace the battery -- back then, batteries weren't as efficient), but nowadays, long-life lithium batteries are being used.
Plutonium is toxic to the body, radioactive effects aside, so it's not used in medicine that I know of. Its half-life is somewhere in the neighborhood of 87 years, and generally you don't want something that takes that long to decay in the body.
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Does the human body use plutonium?
Plutonium is not used in the human body.
How is plutonium used in gold mining?
Plutonium is not used in gold mining !
Is plutonium used in nuclear warheads?
Yes, plutonium is used in nuclear weapons.
Why is Plutonium used to make long lasting batteries?
Plutonium is not used in batteries.
What are some ways plutonium is used in everyday life?
Plutonium is not used in everyday life.
Can plutonium be used as control rods?
Plutonium is used for nuclear fuels not for control rods.
Is plutonium used in brightly colored paint?
Plutonium is not a component of paints.
What is plutonium used for in everyday life?
Plutonium has no uses in the everyday life.
Which atomic bomb used uranium and which used plutonium?
Hiroshima bomb: uranium Nagasaki bomb: plutonium
Plutonium can no longer be used as a source of what energy?
Plutonium is used and also will be used in the future as fuel for nuclear power reactors.
What elements were used to make plutonium?
The isotope uranium-238 is the source of plutonium.
How much plutonium was USED in little boy?
The Little Boy bomb had not plutonium.
