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Mesothorium meaning

Certain members of the decay chain of thorium, mainly isotopes of radium and actinium

Using Mesothorium

  • The main meaning on this page is: Certain members of the decay chain of thorium, mainly isotopes of radium and actinium
  • In the example corpus, mesothorium often appears in combinations such as: mesothorium mesothorium.

Context around Mesothorium

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 35.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Mesothorium

  • In this selection, "mesothorium" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 35.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, discovered, barium, years and fractionation stand out and add context to how "mesothorium" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include hahn discovered mesothorium i mesothorium and mesothorium i mesothorium ii and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mesothorium" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mesothorium

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

There, in the space of a few months, using extremely primitive apparatus, Hahn discovered mesothorium I, mesothorium II, and – independently from Bertram Boltwood – the mother substance of radium, ionium (later identified as thorium-230). (34 words)

Further refinements of the technique, leading to the decisive experiment on 16–17 December 1938 (the celebrated "radium-barium-mesothorium-fractionation"), produced puzzling results: the three isotopes consistently behaved not as radium, but as barium. (35 words)

In subsequent years, mesothorium I (radium-228) assumed great importance because, like radium-226 (discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie ), it was ideally suited for use in medical radiation treatment, while costing only half as much to manufacture. (38 words)

In subsequent years, mesothorium I (radium-228) assumed great importance because, like radium-226 (discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie ), it was ideally suited for use in medical radiation treatment, while costing only half as much to manufacture. (38 words)

Further refinements of the technique, leading to the decisive experiment on 16–17 December 1938 (the celebrated "radium-barium-mesothorium-fractionation"), produced puzzling results: the three isotopes consistently behaved not as radium, but as barium. (35 words)

There, in the space of a few months, using extremely primitive apparatus, Hahn discovered mesothorium I, mesothorium II, and – independently from Bertram Boltwood – the mother substance of radium, ionium (later identified as thorium-230). (34 words)

Example sentences (3)

There, in the space of a few months, using extremely primitive apparatus, Hahn discovered mesothorium I, mesothorium II, and – independently from Bertram Boltwood – the mother substance of radium, ionium (later identified as thorium-230).

Further refinements of the technique, leading to the decisive experiment on 16–17 December 1938 (the celebrated "radium-barium-mesothorium-fractionation"), produced puzzling results: the three isotopes consistently behaved not as radium, but as barium.

In subsequent years, mesothorium I (radium-228) assumed great importance because, like radium-226 (discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie ), it was ideally suited for use in medical radiation treatment, while costing only half as much to manufacture.

Common combinations with mesothorium

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mesothorium" in a sentence?
An example: "There, in the space of a few months, using extremely primitive apparatus, Hahn discovered mesothorium I, mesothorium II, and – independently from Bertram Boltwood – the mother substance of radium, ionium (later identified as thorium-230)." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "mesothorium" from authentic English texts.
What does "mesothorium" mean?
Mesothorium means: Certain members of the decay chain of thorium, mainly isotopes of radium and actinium
How many example sentences with "mesothorium" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "mesothorium", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.