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thorium
Summary
thorium is a chemical element[1]. thorium draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #53 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- thorium is credited with the discovery of Jöns Jacob Berzelius[3].
- thorium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
- thorium's instance of is recorded as lithophile[5].
- Thor is named after thorium[6].
- thorium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Th][7].
- thorium's element symbol is recorded as Th[8].
- thorium's chemical formula is recorded as Th[9].
- thorium is a type of actinide[10].
- thorium is a type of f-block[11].
- thorium is part of period 7[12].
- thorium is part of actinide[13].
- thorium's Commons category is recorded as Thorium[14].
- thorium's Unicode character is recorded as 釷[15].
- thorium's crystal system is recorded as face-centered cubic[16].
- thorium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 1, 1828[17].
- thorium's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈθɔːriəm[18].
- thorium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thorium[19].
- thorium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+90'}[20].
- thorium's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[21].
- thorium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[22].
- thorium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[23].
- thorium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[24].
- thorium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[25].
- thorium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[26].
- thorium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-1'}[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and lithophile[5]. Recorded subclass of include actinide[10] and f-block[11].
Origins
Thor is named after thorium[6].
Use and Application
Part of include period 7[12], a period[28] and actinide[13], a chemical series[29].
Influence
Things named for thorium include thorite[30], a mineral species[31]; WKW Wilk[32], a weapon model[33], founded in 2000[34]; thorianite[35], a mineral species[36]; and althupite[37], a mineral species[38].
Why It Matters
thorium draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #53 of 144).[2] thorium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] thorium is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for thorium include thorite[30], a mineral species[31]; WKW Wilk[32], a weapon model[33], founded in 2000[34]; thorianite[35], a mineral species[36]; and althupite[37], a mineral species[38].