COMPOUNDS CONTAINING THORIUM

-         Thorium Dioxide (ThO₂)- This compound is formed when Thorium reacts with the air.

-          Thorium Carbide (ThC₂)

-          Thorium Chloride (ThCl₄)

-          Thorium Fluoride (ThF₄)

-          Thorium Iodide (ThI₄)

-          Thorite (ThSiO₄)- Jöns Jacob Berzelius suspected that this mineral contained an unknown substance; he later discovered it to be Thorium.

-          Thorium Sulfide (ThS₂)

<-- a thorite crystal

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