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Dimitri Mendeleev predicted this element and named dvi-tellurium; Curie called the new element polonium with the chemical symbol Po. Some polonium isotopes had during the time different names today obsolete.
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Why is Polonium's symbol Po?
Polonium got is symbol (Po) from the first two letters of its name. Polonium was named after the nation of Poland by its discoverers Marie and Pierre Curie.
Element named for Poland?
Polonium (Po, #84) is named for Poland. It was discovered by Marie Curie, and she was from Poland, so she got to name it. It's really radioactive.
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It was named in honor of the French Nobel Laureate, Mme Marie Curie, who was one of very few two-time Nobel Prize winners. She did not discover Curium, but did isolate both Radium and Polonium.
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