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"Reduce, Reuse, Recycle"
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Status update:
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10/9/13- Makin' the world a healthier place all day, every day
10/10/13- Thor, God of thunder, Here me and help me turn this craze for gasoline to a craze for me!
10/11/13- I just love my namesake! What are all of y'all Named for?
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Overview:
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I melt at 1750 degrees celsius and boils at 4790 degrees celsius, so you can see that I can take the heat. I am a soft, ductile metal. And I am capable of being drawn out into wire, so you can never tell if i am tall or short because im ALWAYS CHANGING.
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Information:
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Relationship Status
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reading bond |
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Primary Relationship
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Single (all other elements just bring me down and tarnish my full potential) |
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valence electrons
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2
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Very chemically Reactive,Espcially with Oxygen and Hydrogen Clorine |
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Solid at room temperature |
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**Actinides |
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Birthday
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1826 |
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Hometown
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Discovered in Sweden by Jons Jacob Berzelius |
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Movies
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The Green Planet |
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Activities & Interests:
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Thorium is stable at +4 oxydation state. Thorium has the highest melting point of all the oxydies.
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Places:
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10/10/13- Today i traveled to Australia and hung out with the kangaroos
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10/11/13- Today I traveled to Brazil, but they had to push me out of the way to make room for the Olympic Stadium
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10/12/13- Today I traveled to Canada. I nice and peaceful up here... Gosh i wish it was like this every where
Thorium checked into: Monazite ore (Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO4
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Atom and Bonding Diagrams
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Bohr
P+89
N=138
E=89
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Electron Dot
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Beta Decay of Thorium
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Me and my friends - Around the World
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Plans for the new crib. Can't wait!
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Just got my license!
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Selfie!!
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Selfie!!
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Got the whole family together again!
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Groups:
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I just love those Actinides! they are the best for sure!!
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Resources:
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Kay, Ken. "Energy From Thorium." Energyfromthorium.com. N.P., 2012. 14 Oct. 2013
Gagnon, Steve. "The Element Thorium." Education.jlab.org. N.P., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.
"Thorium." Thorium. N.P., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.
Helmstine, Anna Marie. "Thorium Facts." About.com Chemistry. N.P., 2001. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.
Beta Decay of Thorium. N.d. Photograph. Web. Australia Telescope Outreach and Education. 29 Jan. 2007. Web. 17 Oct. 2013.
H, Anna M. Thorium Atom. N.d. Photograph. Chemistry.about.com. 2013. Web. 17 Oct. 2013.
Thorium Lewis Structure. N.d. Photograph. Tinyjim.tripod.com. 2013. Web. 17 Oct. 2013.
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Comments (5)
Mr. Crotsley said
at 5:59 am on Oct 24, 2013
Thorium...quick question for you. Why is it that you are so reactive with oxygen??
thorium said
at 3:13 pm on Oct 25, 2013
i am attracted to trees and all the things that come out of them
Mr. Crotsley said
at 7:20 am on Oct 24, 2013
Thorium...what is your birthday, again??
thorium said
at 3:09 pm on Oct 25, 2013
1826
antimony said
at 8:00 pm on Nov 6, 2013
Are you found anywhere else in the world besides Sweden?
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