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Rule "Th (The/thorium)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Th (The/thorium)
Message: Make sure that 'Th' is the chemical symbol for thorium, and not a typing error. Did you mean <suggestion>The</suggestion>?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Th water is hot.
    Correction suggestion: The
  • Th usually busy train was remarkably empty today.
    Correction suggestion: The
  • ... but if Th water is hot, stop the test.
    Correction suggestion: The
  • Th is in my handbag. [Missing noun.]
    Correction suggestion: The
  • Th thorium was contaminated.
    Correction suggestion: The
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Thorium (Th) has the atomic number 90.
  • ... but elements such as Al, Th, Mg and Nb are ...
  • ... but thorium (Th) and the related ...
  • Th is the chemical symbol for thorium.
  • The chemical symbol for Thorium is Th.
  • Th contaminated thorium caused a problem.
  • These elements (Al, Cd, Th) are ...
  • ... than the actinides before it: Th, Pa, U, Np and Pu.
ID: TH_THORIUM [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)