Thorium is a solid metal.
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Thorium is a solid at room temperature. It is a soft, silvery metal with a high melting point of 1,750°C.
India is the leading producer of thorium. The largest known reserves of thorium are found in the state of Kerala in India.
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.
The symbol for the element thorium is Th.
232Th has 142 neutrons and 90 protons and electrons.
Uranium (U) has 90 electrons as a neutral atom.