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Facts About Thorium and Tantalum


Facts About Tantalum 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.
  
  • Tantalum metal is known as corrosion resistance.
  • Tantalum metal can easily fabricated and It is a good conductor of heat and electricity.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius   
Anders Gustaf Ekeberg   

Discovery
In 1829   
In 1802   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
8 * 10-9 %   
31

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %   
11
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %   
7
0.00 %   
37

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
31

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