Consider the following statements related to thorium 1 Thorium is a fissile material and is ab...........

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Consider the following statements related to thorium:

1. Thorium is a fissile material and is abundant more in nature than Uranium.

2. The most common source of thorium is the monazite, nearly half of the world deposits are found in India.

3. Thorium fuels breed fissile uranium-233.

Which of the statements given above are incorrect?

1 and 2 Only

2 and 3 Only

1 and 3 Only

None of the above

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Explanation:

Thorium is more abundant in nature than uranium. It is fertile rather than fissile, and can only be used as a fuel in conjunction with a fissile material such as recycled plutonium. Two-thirds of monazite is found
In heavy mineral sands deposits on the south and east coasts of India.