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Meaning of ATOMIC NUMBER 90

 
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 Definition: 
[n]  a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands
 
 Synonyms: Th, thorium
 
 See Also: metal, metallic element, monazite, radiothorium, thorite, thorium-228

 

 

 

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