More Facts on Thorium
Use of Thorium
- 90 protons/electrons
- 142 neutrons
- atomic mass of 232.038
- Discovered in 1828 by Jons Jacob Berzelius
- Named after Scandinavian God of Thunder, Thor
- Energy source
- Alloy material
- Thorium Oxide is used in laboratory crucibles
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Properties of Thorium
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- silvery-white
- stable in air
- retains the same lustre for several months
- slowly attacked by water
- nonreactive to most acids, except hydrochloric
- Turnings burn a bright white
Where Thorium is on the Periodic Table
Thorium: The energy source you never knew about