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Facts About Thorium and Lead

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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.
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
Unknown
1.3.2 Discovery
In 1829
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %1 * 10-6 %
Facts About Thallium
5E-09 0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %~0.000001 %
Facts About Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %0.00 %
Facts About Gold
1.7E-07 22
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %0.00 %
Facts About Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Facts About Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Facts About Radium
1E-13 1.4