Thorium-230

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Thorium-230
General
Name, symbol Thorium-230,230Th
Neutrons 140
Protons 90
Nuclide data
Half-life 75 380 a
Parent isotopes 234U
Decay products 226Ra
Isotope mass 230.0331338 u
Decay mode Decay energy
Alpha decay 4.77 MeV

Thorium-230 is a radioactive isotope of thorium which can be used to date corals and determine ocean current flux.

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