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Facts About Thorium and Tin


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Facts About Tin 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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1829   
Before 3500 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
4 * 10-7 %   
20

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %   
11
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %   
7
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
13

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