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Dark-grey, naturally radioactive metal,
widely distributed throughout the world in
minerals, such as monazite beach sands;
symbol Th, atomic number 90, atomic weight
232.05. Discovered by Berzelius 1828, it has
a half-life of 1.39 x 10^10 years, and its
greatest potential use is breeding
uranium-233, a fuel for nuclear power
reactors.