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Facts About Thorium and Copper


Facts About Copper 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.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1829   
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
6 * 10-6 %   
12

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.00007 %   
12

Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %   
11
0.01 %   
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %   
7
0.01 %   
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
9

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