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no one really knows how much but it's a really rare element in the earth
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What type of element is astatine?
Astatine is an element with the symbol At.
How readily astatine would be to form a salt compared to other elements in Group 17?
Astatine wouldn't form salt as readily as other elements in Group 17. Astatine is a radioactive metalloid. Other elements in Group 17 are nonmetals.
Is astatine ductile?
yes
Does astatine dissolve in water?
It is a heavy element with very low abundance if available it is denser than water.
Which element is a member of the halogens family?
flourine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, astatine
What does At stand for in the periodic table?
Astatine, an extremely rare halogen which no-one really have experienced. It is so rare, that if you dug up the whole crust of the earth, you would find what corresponds to an amount equal of your thumb. It is also highly radioactive, which makes it abit uninteresting chemically.
This element is found in the earth crust no more than 30 grams?
Astatine is found less than 28 grams in the earth crust
What is the rarest object on the earth?
The earth element ''Astatine'' which there is only 30-40gram of on the whole entire earth.
What is the rarest element on earth?
In the earth Astatine is rarest naturally occurring element, less than 30 grams for entire crust.
Less than one ounce of this halogen exists on earth?
Less than one ounce of astatine exists on Earth. It was discovered by D.R. Corson, K.R. MacKenzie and E. Segre in 1940.
What is the less common element on earth?
The rarest element on earth is astatine and it is located in the earths crust. Astatine's availability is said to be less than a gram in weight.
Is astatine similar to strontium in chemical properties?
Astatine is a heavy halogen; no similarities with strontium (alkaline earth metal).
Is astatine an alkaline metal?
No. Astatine is a halogen. The alkaline earth metals are in the column second from the left of the periodic table.
A slogan for the element astatine?
"Astatine is really rare. Attempt to find some if you dare."
What would you do without astatine?
The isotope astatine-211 was proposed for the radiotherapy of cancers.
Which element has the largest radius in the halogen family?
Astatine, with a molecular weight of 210 amu.
What will be the state of astatine at 20 degrees?
Astatine (like iodine) would be solid at room temperature.
