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Boron: Applications
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Boron has several important applications in the field of atomic energy. It is used in instruments designed to detect and count slow neutrons (see Particle Detectors). Because of its high absorption of neutrons, it is employed as a control absorber in nuclear reactors and as a constituent material of neutron shields. See Nuclear Energy.
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Boron information, including Technical Data, Safety Data and its properties, research, applications and other useful facts are discussed below. Scientific facts such as the atomic structure, ionization energy, abundance on Earth, conductivity and thermal properties are included.
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Boron is used in pyrotechnics and flares to produce a green color. It has ... been used in some rockets as an ignition source. Boron-10, one of two naturally occurring isotopes of boron (the other is boron-11), is a good absorber of neutrons and is therefore used in the control rods of nuclear reactors, as a radiation shield, and as a neutron detector (see boron counter). Boron filaments have found application in the aerospace industry because of their high strength and low weight. Boron is added to steels to make them hard. Pyrex glass is tough and heat resistant because of the boric oxide used to make it.
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