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Thorium vs Actinide - What's the difference?

thorium | actinide |

Thorium is a see also of actinide.


As nouns the difference between thorium and actinide

is that thorium is a chemical element (symbol th) with atomic number 90 while actinide is (inorganic chemistry) any of the 14 radioactive elements of the periodic table that are positioned under the lanthanides to which they have similar chemistry.

thorium

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia thorium)
  • A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90.

    • Synonyms

    * thorinum

    Derived terms

    * eka-thorium * thoria * thorian * thoriated * thoric * thorinic * * thorium chloride * thorium dioxide * thorium lead * thorium nitrate * thorium oxide * thorium series * thorium sulfate, thorium sulphate * thoron * uranium-thorium dating

    Related terms

    * Thor * thorite * thorotrast

    actinide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) Any of the 14 radioactive elements of the periodic table that are positioned under the lanthanides to which they have similar chemistry.

    • See also

    * ("actinide" on Wikipedia) * thorium * protactinium * uranium * neptunium * plutonium * americium * curium * berkelium * californium * einsteinium * fermium * mendelevium * nobelium * lawrencium

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