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Cobalt is used in magnets, ceramics, special glasses, and tools. It is a key alloying element in certain steels and alloys known as MCrAlY where it is alloyed with chromium, aluminum and yttrium and where M is nickel or cobalt. The element when reacted with fatty acids is also a drier for oil based paints and varnishes.

Cobalt is also essential to all animals, including humans. It is a key constituent of cobalamin, also known as vitamin B12. Trace amounts of cobalt are available in most diets. The presence of 0.13 to 0.30 mg/kg of cobalt in soils markedly improves the health of grazing animals.

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Compound of cobalt and uses?

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Cobalt has no cleavage because it does not display cleavage properties. Instead, cobalt typically shows a conchoidal fracture when broken.


Who did discovered cobalt?

Cobalt was discovered by Calvin Legette in 1735. Some of the most common uses for cobalt are: Blue paint for ceramics and glass, Magnets, and cutting tools. Cobalt salt can also be used as an anti-corrosion material.


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Are there any uses for the element cobalt?

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Who uses x-rays radium and cobalt 60 in the diagnosis of diseases?

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Cobalt is listed in the periodic table therefore Cobalt is a?

cobalt is a chemical element with the symbol Co and atomic number 27. It is a transition metal and has various uses, such as in the production of rechargeable batteries and as a catalyst in chemical reactions.


What compounds are in cobalt?

There are no compounds in Cobalt. It is completely impossible, because Cobalt is an element, and compounds are made up of elements. If this is what you meant to ask, then there a a lot of compounds with Cobalt in them. One example is Cobalt (III) Fluoride, chemical formula CoF3. Any compound with a "Co" (the "C" must be capitalized and the "o" must lowercase) in it contains Cobalt.


What are the uses of the cobalt in our body?

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What are some uses of Cobalt?

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