I have never personally worked with this compound. A G oogle search turns up several material safety data sheets. The three at whi ch I looked that mentioned anything about flammability described thorium dioxide as non-flammable.
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Can anyone tell me if thorium dioxide is pyrophoric? I know that powdered thorium is.
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