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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
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Found in Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius  
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Discovery
In 1829  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
9
0.00 %  
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
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
10

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