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Facts About Thorium and Manganese


Facts About Manganese 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.
  
  • Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
  • Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius   
Johann Gottlieb Gahn   

Discovery
In 1829   
In 1774   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.001 %   
8

Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %   
11
0.27 %   
8

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %   
7
0.11 %   
8

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
13

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
13

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