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Facts About Thorium and Dubnium


Facts About Dubnium 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.
  
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In 1829   
In 1968   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %   
11
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %   
7
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
Not Available   

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