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Thorium is only weakly radioactive, emitting alpha particles which can barely penetrate human skin, thus exposure to it externally could not kill you. Thorium could be dangerous inside the body, where it could trigger cancers in internal organs. A bigger danger is that thorium decay gives rise to radioactive radon gas which could conceivably build up to a dangerous level if stored in a confined space. As a nuclear fuel, thorium is very much safer than uranium and plutonium. Thorium is present in most soils in fairly significant quantities. Overall, it is very very unlikely to cause you any harm whatsoever unless perhaps you work with it routinely without taking any precautions.
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What is a good slogan for remembering thorium?
Thorium: soft but strong! Thorium is totally radioactive!
Where is can you find thorium?
The common minerals of thorium are: monazite, thorianite, thorite.
What is the ore of thorium?
Some thorium minerals are: monazite, thorianite, thorite.
What are other sources of thorium?
Important minerals of thorium are: monazite, thorite, thorianite, allanite.
Where is the India's largest thorium deposits found?
Kerala.
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.
Common commpouds of thorium?
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.
What chemicals are in thorium fluoride?
Thorium and fluorine Thorium trifluoride - ThF3 Thorium tetrafluoride - ThF4
What is thorium smell like?
Thorium don't smell.
Which element has 90 electrons as a neutral atom?
Thorium (Th).
Is thorium homogeneous?
Thorium is a natural, radioactive, chemical element; chemically, thorium is homogeneous.
Why branching decay occur in thorium series?
Thorium-232 is appearing in the thorium series.
What is a good slogan for remembering thorium?
Thorium: soft but strong! Thorium is totally radioactive!
What are the chemical properties of thorium?
Thorium is a tetravalent element. Thorium react slowly with water; thorium can react with concentrated nitric acid and hydrogen chloride. Thorium can react with the majority of other chemical elements. The Pauling electronegativity of thorium is 1,3.
What is the English name of an thorium?
Also thorium.
How much thorium is in bitumen?
Bitumen has not thorium.
Is thorium a metallic mineral?
Thorium is an inner transition element, which means it is a metal.
