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Facts About Thorium and Indium


Facts About Indium 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.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1829   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %   
11
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %   
7
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
99+

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