Answer: thorium

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THORIUMElement number 90
THORIUMRadioactive element no. 90.
THORIUMElement in vacuum tube filaments
THORIUMMetal that's an effective radiation shield
thoriumgrayish-white, lustrous, somewhat ductile and malleable, radioactive metallic element present in monazite: used as a source of nuclear energy, as a coating on sun-lamp and vacuum-tube filament coatings, and in alloys. Symbol: Th; at. wt.: 23