Thorium-230
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Thorium-230 | |
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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.