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Facts About Thorium and Aluminium


Facts About Aluminium and Thorium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1829   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %   
11
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %   
7
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

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