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New page: {{Element | name=Thorium | symbol=Th | anumber=90 | amass=232.03806 amu | state=Solid | class=Metallic | cstructure=Cubic face centered| color=soft, ductile silvery metal | date=1829 | dis...
{{Element | name=Thorium | symbol=Th | anumber=90 | amass=232.03806 amu | state=Solid | class=Metallic | cstructure=Cubic face centered| color=soft, ductile silvery metal | date=1829 | discname=WJöns Berzelius | origname=Named after Thor, the Norse god of war. | uses=Used in the manufacture of strong alloys and ultraviolet photoelectric cells. Can be bombarded with [[neutrons]] to make [[uranium]]-233, a nuclear fuel. | obtained=Found in various minerals like [[monazite]] and [[thorite]] and dispersed on pegmatite rocks. }}