1 Facts
1.1 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.
- Hassium metals rate of decay is very high.
- Hassium metals 1st sample was synthesized through a nuclear reaction.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Synthetically Produced
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.5.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %~-9999 %
1E-08
0.1
1.5.5 Abundance In Meteorites
1.5.8 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.5.10 Abundance In Oceans
1.5.12 Abundance In Humans