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Thorium is a
chemical element; it has the
symbol Th and
atomic number 90.
Thorium is a
weakly radioactive light silver metal which tarnishes olive gray...
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Thorium (90Th) has
seven naturally occurring isotopes but none are stable. One isotope, 232Th, is
relatively stable, with a half-life of 1.405×1010 years...
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element thorium. A
thorium fuel
cycle can
offer several potential advantages over a
uranium fuel cycle—including the much
greater abundance of
thorium found...
- of the
largest shares of
global thorium reserves at
about 25% of the world's
known thorium reserves. However,
thorium is more
difficult to use than uranium...
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Thorium-232 (232 Th ) is the main
naturally occurring isotope of
thorium, with a
relative abundance of 99.98%. It has a half life of 14
billion years,...
- The
thorium fuel
cycle is a
nuclear fuel
cycle that uses an
isotope of
thorium, 232 Th , as the
fertile material. In the reactor, 232 Th is tran****ed...
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Thorium dioxide (ThO2), also
called thorium(IV) oxide, is a
crystalline solid,
often white or
yellow in colour. Also
known as thoria, it is
mainly a by-product...
- with 143
neutrons (236U) and it
decays into an
isotope of
element 90,
thorium, with 142
neutrons (232Th). The
daughter isotope may be
stable or it may...
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Thorium oxyfluoride is an
inorganic compound of
thorium metal, fluorine, and
oxygen with the
chemical formula ThOF 2.
Thorium oxyfluoride can be prepared...
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Thorium heptaphosphide is a
binary inorganic compound of
thorium metal and
phosphorus with the
chemical formula ThP7. This is the most phosphorus-rich...
