Th	Z =  90	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Thorium
			From the Old Norse "Thor", meaning "thunder"
(AM) Atomic Mass	232.0381  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+4
(BP) Boiling Point	4790  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1750  °C
(ρ) Density	11  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.3	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.65  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.113  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Rn]  6d2  7s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	586.63  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	514  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	13.81  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1829	♦	Location of Discovery	Sweden
(E°) Standard Potential	Th4+⇔ Th (-1.899 V)
Stable isotopes	232Th
Discovered/Synthesized by	Jöns Jacob Berzelius
Natural Source	The mineral/ore monazite
Common Uses	Nuclear reactor fuel, gas lamp mantles, tungsten filaments
Other Info	Promising substitute for Uranium in new generation of nuclear reactors
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