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What are facts about polonium?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 5/21/2021

General

Symbol 210Po

Names polonium-210, Po-210, radium F

Protons 84

Neutrons 126

Nuclide data

Natural abundance Trace

Half-life 138.376 d [1] ± 0.002 d

Parent isotopes 210Bi (β−)

Decay products 206Pb

Isotope mass 209.9828736[2] u

Spin 0

Decay modes

Decay mode Decay energy (MeV)

Alpha decay 5.40753[2]

Isotopes of polonium

Complete table of nuclides

Discovered in 1898 by Pierre & Marie Curie. in the ore pitchblende. Named after Marie Curie's home country of 'Poland'.

It is extremely toxic and radio-active.

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