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Some thorium uses:
- fertile material (as ThO2) in nuclear power reactors; is a precursor of the fissile isotope 233U.
- thorium dioxide can be used as refractory material for crucibles, tubes, rods, etc.
- thorium tetrafluoride (ThF4) is used as anti-reflection coating in optics.
- gas mantles (as ThO2)
- alloying metal for some aviation components (magnesium-thorium alloy, magnesium-zinc-thorium); also for welding alloys wolfram-thorium
- additive (as ThO2) in wolfram filaments - to stop crystalline growth of W and to increase time of use of light bulbs
- catalyst in organic chemistry (as ThO2)
- additive for special glass (as ThO2)
- additive in filaments (as ThO2) of magnetron tubes, vacuum tubes - reagent in chemistry laboratories (as thorium nitrate)
- etc.
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What element produces thorium?
Thorium is a natural chemical element.
What is the symbol for the element thorium?
The chemical symbol of thorium is Th.
What are the medical uses for thorium?
Thorium hasn't medical uses.
What element combines with thorium to make useful stuff?
O: Thorium oxide, ThO2 - many important uses, see the link F: Thorium tetrafluoride, ThF4 - used as antireflection layer in optics C: Thorium carbide, ThC - used as nuclear fuel
Is thorium homogeneous?
Thorium is a natural, radioactive, chemical element; chemically, thorium is homogeneous.
In the element thorium how many electrons are there?
Thorium has 90 electrons.
Is thorium made in a laboratory?
Thorium is a natural chemical element.
What is thorium's element family?
Thorium is a member of actinoids family.
What is the charge on the ion of thorium?
Thorium is a tetravalent element (4+).
How many electrons are there in Thorium?
Thorium is a metal element. There are 90 electrons in a single atom.
What is a balanced chemical equation for the element Thorium?
The chemical symbol for thorium is Th.
Who discovered the element thorium?
Thorium was discovered by Jons Jakob Berzelius.
