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1 Periodic Table

1.1 Symbol

Th

1.2 Group Number

0
Rank: 18 (Overall)
Gadolinium
0 17

1.3 Period Number

7
Rank: 1 (Overall)
Lithium
2 7

1.4 Block

f block

1.5 Element Family

Actinide

1.6 CAS Number

7440326
Rank: 49 (Overall)
Aluminium
7429905 54386242

1.7 Space Group Name

P63/mmc

1.8 Space Group Number

194.00
Rank: 5 (Overall)
Plutonium
11 229

2 Facts

2.1 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.

2.2 Sources

Found in Minerals, Mining

2.3 History

2.3.1 Who Discovered

Jöns Jakob Berzelius

2.3.2 Discovery

In 1829

2.4 Abundance

2.4.1 Abundance In Universe

3 * 10-4 %
Rank: 9 (Overall)
Thallium
5E-09 0.11

2.4.2 Abundance In Sun

~0.0004 %
Rank: 9 (Overall)
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1

2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites

0.05 %
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Gold
1.7E-07 22

2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust

0.66 %
Rank: 7 (Overall)
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1

2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans

0.00 %
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1

2.4.6 Abundance In Humans

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Radium
1E-13 1.4

3 Uses

3.1 Uses & Benefits

  • Thorium metal is used as an allying agent for Magnesium, It imparts greater strength and resistance to temperature.
  • compound of this metal Thorium oxide is used as an industrial catalyst.

3.1.1 Industrial Uses

Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

3.1.2 Medical Uses

Dentistry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing

3.1.3 Other Uses

Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues

3.2 Biological Properties

3.2.1 Toxicity

Non Toxic

3.2.2 Present in Human Body

7% - Actinide Series Metals have it !

3.2.3 In Blood

0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 33 (Overall)
Plutonium
0 1970

3.2.4 In Bone

0.02 p.p.m.
Rank: 29 (Overall)
Plutonium
0 170000

4 Physical

4.1 Melting Point

1,750.00 °C
Rank: 17 (Overall)
Francium
27 3410

4.2 Boiling Point

4,790.00 °C
Rank: 8 (Overall)
Flerovium
147 5660

4.3 Appearance

4.3.1 Physical State

Solid

4.3.2 Color

Silver

4.3.3 Luster

NA

4.4 Hardness

4.4.1 Mohs Hardness

3.00
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Cesium
0.2 8.5

4.4.2 Brinell Hardness

390.00 MPa
Rank: 29 (Overall)
Cesium
0.14 3490

4.4.3 Vickers Hardness

295.00 MPa
Rank: 29 (Overall)
Palladium
121 3430

4.5 Speed of Sound

2,490.00 m/s
Rank: 36 (Overall)
Thallium
818 16200

4.6 Optical Properties

4.6.1 Refractive Index

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229

4.6.2 Reflectivity

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
58 97

4.7 Allotropes

No - Actinide Series Metals has it !

4.7.1 α Allotropes

Not Available

4.7.2 β Allotropes

Not Available

4.7.3 γ Allotropes

Not Available

5 Chemical

5.1 Chemical Formula

Th

5.2 Isotopes

5.2.1 Known Isotopes

28
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Tennessine
0 38

5.3 Electronegativity

5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity

1.30
Rank: 32 (Overall)
Francium
0.7 2.54

5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cesium
0.22 2.56

5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity

1.11
Rank: 29 (Overall)
Cesium
0.86 1.82

5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cesium
0.62 2.48

5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cesium
0.659 2.7

5.4 Electropositivity

5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity

2.70
Rank: 22 (Overall)
Gold
1.46 3.3

5.5 Ionization Energies

5.5.1 1st Energy Level

587.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 60 (Overall)
Cesium
375.7 26130

5.5.2 2nd Energy Level

1,110.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 73 (Overall)
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750

5.5.3 3rd Energy Level

1,978.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 77 (Overall)
Osmium
1600 34230

5.5.4 4th Energy Level

2,780.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 67 (Overall)
Tin
2780 37066

5.5.5 5th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Dubnium
4305.2 97510

5.5.6 6th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800

5.5.7 7th Energy level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Bohrium
7226.8 114300

5.5.8 8th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Hassium
8857.4 125300

5.5.9 9th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Yttrium
14110 134700

5.5.10 10th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Strontium
17100 144300

5.5.11 11th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Yttrium
19900 169988

5.5.12 12th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
22219 189368

5.5.13 13th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
26930 76015

5.5.14 14th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
29196 86450

5.5.15 15th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Manganese
41987 97510

5.5.16 16th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Iron
47206 109480

5.5.17 17th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cobalt
52737 122200

5.5.18 18th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Nickel
58570 134810

5.5.19 19th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Copper
64702 148700

5.5.20 20th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
80400 171200

5.5.21 21st Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
87000 179100

5.5.22 22nd Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
93400 184900

5.5.23 23rd Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
98420 198800

5.5.24 24th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
104400 195200

5.5.25 25th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
121900 121900

5.5.26 26th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
127700 127700

5.5.27 27th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
133800 133800

5.5.28 28th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
139800 139800

5.5.29 29th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
148100 148100

5.5.30 30th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
154500 154500

5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent

2.16 g/amp-hr
Rank: 24 (Overall)
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209

5.7 Electron Work Function

3.41 eV
Rank: 32 (Overall)
Cesium
2.14 5.65

5.8 Other Chemical Properties

Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity

6 Atomic

6.1 Atomic Number

90
Rank: 28 (Overall)
Lithium
3 117

6.2 Electron Configuration

[Rn] 6d2 7s2

6.3 Crystal Structure

Face Centered Cubic (FCC)

6.3.1 Crystal Lattice

6.4 Atom

6.4.1 Number of Protons

90
Rank: 28 (Overall)
Lithium
3 117

6.4.2 Number of Neutrons

142
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Lithium
4 184

6.4.3 Number of Electrons

90
Rank: 28 (Overall)
Lithium
3 117

6.5 Radius of an Atom

6.5.1 Atomic Radius

179.80 pm
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Beryllium
112 265

6.5.2 Covalent Radius

206.00 pm
Rank: 7 (Overall)
Beryllium
96 260

6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius

237.00 pm
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Zinc
139 348

6.6 Atomic Weight

232.04 amu
Rank: 23 (Overall)
Lithium
6.94 294

6.7 Atomic Volume

19.90 cm3/mol
Rank: 20 (Overall)
Manganese
1.39 71.07

6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers

6.8.1 Previous Element

6.8.2 Next Element

6.9 Valence Electron Potential

59.30 (-eV)
Rank: 23 (Overall)
Francium
8 392.42

6.10 Lattice Constant

508.42 pm
Rank: 14 (Overall)
Beryllium
228.58 891.25

6.11 Lattice Angles

π/2, π/2, π/2

6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Beryllium
1.567 1.886

7 Mechanical

7.1 Density

7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature

11.72 g/cm3
Rank: 32 (Overall)
Lithium
0.534 40.7

7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Lithium
0.512 20

7.2 Tensile Strength

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Indium
2.5 11000

7.3 Viscosity

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526

7.4 Vapor Pressure

7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121

7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K

0.00 (Pa)
Rank: 22 (Overall)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774

7.5 Elasticity properties

7.5.1 Shear Modulus

31.00 GPa
Rank: 21 (Overall)
Potassium
1.3 222

7.5.2 Bulk Modulus

54.00 GPa
Rank: 22 (Overall)
Cesium
1.6 462

7.5.3 Young's Modulus

79.00 GPa
Rank: 24 (Overall)
Cesium
1.7 528

7.6 Poisson Ratio

0.27
Rank: 20 (Overall)
Beryllium
0.032 0.47

7.7 Other Mechanical Properties

Ductile

8 Magnetic

8.1 Magnetic Characteristics

8.1.1 Specific Gravity

11.70
Rank: 23 (Overall)
Lithium
0.53 4500

8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering

Paramagnetic

8.1.3 Permeability

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063

8.1.4 Susceptibility

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000

8.2 Electrical Properties

8.2.1 Electrical Property

Superconductor

8.2.2 Resistivity

157.00 nΩ·m
Rank: 22 (Overall)
Thallium
0.18 961

8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity

0.07 106/cm Ω
Rank: 31 (Overall)
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63

8.2.4 Electron Affinity

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Mercury
0 222.8

9 Thermal

9.1 Specific Heat

0.12 J/(kg K)
Rank: 40 (Overall)
Americium
0.11 3.6

9.2 Molar Heat Capacity

26.23 J/mol·K
Rank: 30 (Overall)
Beryllium
16.443 62.7

9.3 Thermal Conductivity

54.00 W/m·K
Rank: 28 (Overall)
Neptunium
6.3 429

9.4 Critical Temperature

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Ytterbium
26.3 3223

9.5 Thermal Expansion

11.00 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 36 (Overall)
Tungsten
4.5 97

9.6 Enthalpy

9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization

429.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Zinc
7.32 799.1

9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion

15.48 kJ/mol
Rank: 19 (Overall)
Cesium
2.1 35.23

9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization

468.60 kJ/mol
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Mercury
61.5 837

9.7 Standard Molar Entropy

27.30 J/mol.K
Rank: 56 (Overall)
Beryllium
9.5 198.1