Th Thorium     Atomic number : 90 
    Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) :  232.0381 
    P H Y S I C A L     D A T A
Group 3 actinide
 
Density / kg m-3 :  11 720 [293 K]
 
Melting point / K :  2023 
 
Boiling point / K :  c. 5060
 
    D I S C O V E R Y
Discovered in 1829 by J.J. Berzelius at Stockholm, Sweden.
 
    G E O L O G I C A L     D A T A
Abundances
 
Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : c. 2
 
Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 12
 
Residence time / years : 50
 
Classification : scavenged
 
Oxidation state : IV
 
  
 
Seawater / p.p.m. : 9.2 × 10-6
    B I O L O G I C A L     D A T A
Level in humans
 
Blood / mg dm-3 : 0.00016
 
Bone / p.p.m. : 0.002 - 0.012
 
Liver / p.p.m. : n.a.
 
Muscle / p.p.m. : n.a.
 
  
 
Daily dietary intake : 0.00005 - 0.003 mg
 
Total mass of element
in average (70 kg) person :
c. 0.1 mg

 

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