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What Is Thorium?
My element is Thorium (Th). The atomic mass number is 232.038.06 and the atomic number is 90. The melting point is 202./8 K. Thorium belongs to a group called Actinide series.Thorium is a solid at room temperature. Thorium melting point is 2028K, boiling point 5061K, and there is no freezing point. Thorium was found in 1815 by a guy named Jons Jakob Berzelius. It is used alloying agent to improve Magnesium's strength at high temperature. Thorium is also used to coat Tungsten filaments used in electronic devices, such as television. It is used to make glass with a high index of refraction that is used to make in high quality camera lenses. Thorium oxide is used as an industrial catalyst. It is also used for a source of nuclear power. It can
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