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Meaning of

钍 means thorium (Th); radioactive metallic element. Pronounced tǔ.

  • thorium (Th); radioactive metallic element

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shì
zhǒng
yǒu
fàng
shè
xìng
de
jīn
shǔ
yuán
 

Thorium is a radioactive metallic element.

xué
jiā
zhèng
zài
yán
jiū
yòng
zuò
wéi
rán
liào
de
qián
 

Scientists are researching the potential of using thorium as nuclear fuel.

Zhè
zhǒng
kuàng
shí
zhōng
hán
yǒu
fēng
de
yuán
 

This ore contains abundant thorium.

Jīng
guò
zhōng
hōng
 
zhuǎn
huà
wéi
yóu
--
èr2
sān3
sān3
 

After neutron bombardment, thorium can be converted into uranium-233.

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