Common compounds of thorium: thorium dioxide, thorium trifluoride, thorium tetrafluoride, thorium tetrachloride, thorium triiodide, thorium diiodide,
thorium tetraiodide, thorium nitrate, thorium oxalate, thorium carbide, thorium sulfides, thorium nitride, thorium oxinate, etc.
The only common thorium oxide formula is ThO2.
When thorium and barium are combined, they do not react to form a specific compound. Thorium and barium are both elements and would simply mix together physically without undergoing a chemical reaction.
+4 is the most common and the most stable oxidation number
Thorium, with the chemical symbol Th, is the chemical element with the atomic number 90.
The chemical symbol of thorium is Th.
The only common thorium oxide formula is ThO2.
The common minerals of thorium are: monazite, thorianite, thorite.
Hazards and Health Considerations: Thorium presents both a toxic and radiological hazard. Toxicologically, it causes heavy metal poisoning similar to lead or the uranium isotopes. Biologically, thorium accumulates in the skeletal system where it has a biological half-life of 200 years, the same as plutonium. An M 17 protective mask and standard anti-contamination clothing will adequately protect against thorium.
Thorium carbide is a systematic unique name in chemistry.
When not mixed with clay, about 0.02% (depending on the type of thorium compound)of ingested Thorium is absorbed into the body but since Thorium is strongly adsorbed by clay, the absorption of ingested Thorium mixed with clay soil is negligible, much less than 0.02%.
When thorium and barium are combined, they do not react to form a specific compound. Thorium and barium are both elements and would simply mix together physically without undergoing a chemical reaction.
+4 is the most common and the most stable oxidation number
Each chemical compound formed is different !
Sulfur is of course more common.
Thorium, with the chemical symbol Th, is the chemical element with the atomic number 90.
Thorium and fluorine Thorium trifluoride - ThF3 Thorium tetrafluoride - ThF4
Thorium is relatively abundant in the Earth's crust, more so than uranium. However, it is not as commonly used as uranium in nuclear reactors due to technological and economic reasons. Research is ongoing to explore thorium as a potentially more efficient and safer alternative to uranium for nuclear energy production.