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Metals, Heavy

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Definition: Metals with high specific gravity, typically larger than 5. They have complex spectra, form colored salts and double salts, have a low electrode potential, are mainly amphoteric, yield weak bases and weak acids, and are oxidizing or reducing agents (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)  GEN: prefer specifics   
Examples Actinium; Americium; Antimony; Barium; Berkelium; Bismuth; Cadmium; Californium; Cesium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Curium; Einsteinium; Fermium; Francium; Gallium; Germanium; Gold; Hafnium; Indium; Iridium; Iron; Lawrencium; Lead; Manganese; Mendelevium; Mercury; Molybdenum; Neptunium; Nickel; Niobium; Nobelium; Osmium; Palladium; Platinum; Plutonium; Protactinium; Radium; Rhenium; Rhodium; Rubidium; Ruthenium; Silver; Strontium; Tantalum; Technetium; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Tungsten; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc; Zirconium 		Other names Heavy Metals
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Heavy Metal Toxicity  0   *Poisoning Metals, Heavy/poisoning.
csrA protein, Enterococcus  0   *Bacterial Proteins Enterococcus faecalis Metals, Heavy. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2000 Jun;53(6):685-9
galinstan  0   *Alloys *Metals, Heavy Tin Gallium Indium. Nat Biotechnol 1999 Sep;17(9):906-9

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