rogerxd45 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 so after lots of searching i have been unable to find out if it is possible to do a displacement reaction with thorium nitrate. ive done the displacement reactions with silver nitrate as well as copper sulfate. so i have some thorium nitrate that is my thorium sample for my element collection and i would much rather have thorium metal instead of a compound. is it possible and if it is what metal should i use? copper, iron, aluminium, ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elementcollector1 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 First, how on earth did you get thorium nitrate? ... I want some thorium nitrate. Anyway, aluminum would be good, but magnesium would be best if you had it. Keep in mind, though, that pure thorium is attacked slowly by water. <INSERT MASSIVE THORIUM RADIATION WARNING HERE> I would suggest a lead-coated vial, or lead sheeting for keeping this stuff around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerxd45 Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 First, how on earth did you get thorium nitrate? ... I want some thorium nitrate. Anyway, aluminum would be good, but magnesium would be best if you had it. Keep in mind, though, that pure thorium is attacked slowly by water. <INSERT MASSIVE THORIUM RADIATION WARNING HERE> I would suggest a lead-coated vial, or lead sheeting for keeping this stuff around. shoot me a pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsashark Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I was thinking it might be possible to do this via electrolysis. I know thorium metal is air stable for a long time. I actually found this thread googling the same question and decided to join. Once I figure out this forum I will post pictures of my element collection too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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