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//Space Applications//: It is used for space technologies becasue of its restsance to heat. If you look at the graph you will see that it has a very high melting point and is used for reentry back into earth. Zirconium is also used in parts that would heat up such as engines becasue it reduces heat and it keeps the jet from deforming casuing a failure. //Other uses//: It used to be used to treat poison ivy but it stopped becasue it gave bad skin reactions.
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 * Characteristics**: Zirconium is a silvery transition element that is solid at room temp. it is very resistant to corrosion from other elements. It is very flammable as a gas or liquid but less flammable when at its solid form. It is malleable. It can become brittle at low purities
 * Isotopes:** 78Zr 79Zr 80Zr 81Zr 82Zr 83Zr 84Zr 85Zr 86Zr 87Zr 88Zr 89Zr 90Zr 91Zr 92Zr 93Zr 94Zr 95Zr 96Zr 97Zr 98Zr 99Zr 100Zr 101Zr 102Zr 103Zr 104Zr 105Zr 106Zr 107Zr 108Zr 109Zr 110Zr
 * Production:** ZIrconium usually comes from the mineral zircon. Zirconium is a by product of titanium mining and tin mining.
 * Applications:** //Nuclear applications//: It is used for cladding nuclear reactor tubes becasue of its good reststance to corrosion. One of the down sides is that it creates hydrogen when it gets to hot.
 * Other stuff:** The body contains on average one milligram of zirconium. The amount of zirconium in blood is about 10 parts per billion.

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