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Polonium

Polonium Details

Polonium Symbol: Po

Polonium Atomic Number: 84

Polonium Atomic Weight: (210)

What is Polonium?
Rare radioactive metallic element, belongs to group 16 of the periodic table. Over 30 known isotopes exist, the most of all elements. Po-209 has a half-life of 103 years. Possible uses in heating spacecraft. Discovered by Marie Curie in 1898 in a sample of pitchblende.

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