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Facts About Europium and Thorium


Facts About Thorium and Europium


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
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay   
Jöns Jakob Berzelius   

Discovery
In 1896   
In 1829   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000005 %   
27
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.05 %   
11

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
0.66 %   
7

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
15

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