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Facts About Cesium and Thorium


Facts About Thorium and Cesium


Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
  • Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
Jöns Jakob Berzelius   

Discovery
In 1860   
In 1829   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-8 %   
24
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000008 %   
20
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
38
0.05 %   
11

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
35
0.66 %   
7

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
17
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
17
Not Available   

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