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What percent of the earth is radioactive?
Approximately 80% of the Earth's natural radioactivity comes from the decay of uranium, thorium, and potassium-40 in the Earth's crust.
Where does thorium occur?
Some thorium minerals are: monazite, thorianite, thorite.Reserves of thorium are in: India, Australia, Canada, Turkey, Brazil, United States, Russia, South Africa, Norway, China, etc.
Is thorium reactive to magnets?
No, thorium is not reactive to magnets as it is not a ferromagnetic material. Thorium is a weakly paramagnetic material, meaning it only shows a very small magnetic response when exposed to a magnetic field.
What percentage of the earth's freashwater is ground water?
The percentage of Earth's ground water is 0.5%.
What is beta decay of thorium 234?
In beta decay of thorium-234, a neutron in the nucleus of thorium-234 is transformed into a proton, releasing an electron (beta particle) and an antineutrino. This process converts the thorium-234 nucleus into protactinium-234.
Is thorium rare?
Yes ----- The abundance of thorium in the earth crust is approx. 6 ppm.
What is the percentage of thorium in clay soil that is absorbed into the body?
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%.
Is thorium a rare earth metal?
No, thorium is not a rare earth metal. It is a radioactive metal that is relatively abundant in the Earth's crust. Rare earth metals are a group of 17 elements that have similar chemical properties and are typically found together in nature.
When did thorium come on this earth?
Thorium is a natural chemical element; chemical elements were formed by stellar nucleosynthesis at the beginning of the universe.
What percentage of thorium is in the universe?
Thorium constitutes about 4E-8% of the visible baryonic matter of the universe by mass. Visible baryonic matter is about 4.9% of the total mass of the universe, as per the latest estimates. So the mass-percentage of thorium in the universe would be 4E-8 x 0.049 = ... very little.
What has the author John G Parker written?
John G. Parker has written: 'The rare-earth elements, yttrium, and thorium' -- subject(s): Rare earth metals, Thorium, Yttrium
How common is thorium?
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.
What is the common compound of thorium?
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.
How is thorium mined or gathered?
Thorium can be strip mined and it could be deep mined. It is be produced as a byproduct of the production of rare earth elements, and since the current production as a byproduct far exceeds the demand, it is not usually mined.
Is thorium a synthetic or natural element?
Thorium is a natural chemical element, a radioactive metal.
Is thorium found in UK?
United Kingdom hasn't today known reserves of thorium.
What percent of the earth is radioactive?
Approximately 80% of the Earth's natural radioactivity comes from the decay of uranium, thorium, and potassium-40 in the Earth's crust.
