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Facts About Potassium and Thorium


Facts About Thorium and Potassium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
  • 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   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Jöns Jakob Berzelius   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1829   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
0.05 %   
11

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %   
6
0.66 %   
7

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
Not Available   

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