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Facts About Magnesium and Thorium


Facts About Thorium and Magnesium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  
  • 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
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Jöns Jakob Berzelius   

Discovery
In 1755   
In 1829   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 %   
2
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
0.05 %   
11

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %   
4
0.66 %   
7

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
Not Available   

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