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Metal Thats An Effective Radiation Shield Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "THORIUM" which means:
- noun
- • A soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands
An example sentence would be:
- • "The abundance of thorium in the earth's crust is about four times that of uranium."
- • "Many nuclear reactors use thorium as a fertile material."
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