
THORIUM OXIDE (ThO2)
Thorium oxide, [radioactive material, low specific activity] is a white powder. Density 9.7 g / cm3. Not soluble in water. Used in high-temperature ceramics, gas mantles, nuclear fuel, flame spraying, crucibles, non-silicia optical glass, catalysis, filaments in incandescent lamps, cathodes in electron tubes and arc-melting electrodes. — CAMEO Chemicals
- IUPAC name
- dioxothorium
- Molecular formula
- O2Th
- Molecular weight
- 264.036 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 264.02788 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 34.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
13 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:37339
- PubMed:7586214
- PubMed:1522006
- PubMed:91848
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