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Facts About Thorium and Protactinium

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  • 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.
Found in Minerals, Mining
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
In 1829
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0.05 %
0.66 %
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  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals
William Crookes
In 1900
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