Thorium
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Discovery
Thorium was discovered by J. Jöns Berzelius in 1828 in the mineral thorite. He reduced the tetrachloride with potassium and obtained the metal thorium [1].
Origin of name
Named after Thor, the Scandinavian god of war [1]