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Facts About Plutonium and Thorium

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Interesting Facts

  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  • 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

Mining, Ores of metals
Found in Minerals, Mining

History

Who Discovered

Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
Jöns Jakob Berzelius

Discovery

In Between 1940 1941
In 1829

Abundance

Abundance In Universe

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0 0.11
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Abundance In Sun

0.00 %0.00 %
0 0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites

-0.05 %
0 22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust

0.00 %0.66 %
1E-37 8.1
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Abundance In Oceans

-0.00 %
0 1.1
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Abundance In Humans

0.00 %0.00 %
0 1.4
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