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Thorium  SEE PERIODIC TABLE
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Atomic Number90

Atomic SymbolTh

Atomic Weight232.0381 amu

GroupRare Earth (Actinide Series)

FormSolid

Density @ STP11.7 g/cm3

Melting Point1750 °C (3182 °F, 2023.15 °K)

Boiling Point4788 °C (8650.4 °F, 5061.15 °K)

Heat of Fusion13.81 kJ/mol

Heat of Vaporization530 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential6.08 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale)1.3

Specific Heat Capacity0.113 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration5d10 6s2 6p6 6d2 6f2

Oxidation States+4

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth232Th, 100%

Selected Radioisotopes228Th, 229Th, 230Th, 232Th

Crystal StructureCubic

Discovered byBerzelius, 1828

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