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Why did people find polonium?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

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Do you find Polonium in it's pure form?

Impossible to find pure polonium; it is necessary to separate polonium from other radioisotopes.


Can polonium kill animals and people?

Yes. Polonium can be deadly in microscopic quantities.


What year did Marie curie find polonium?

Polonium was discovered by Marie Curie and Pierre Curie in 1898.


How many people have died from polonium?

There have been a few high-profile cases of people dying from polonium poisoning, but the total number of deaths attributed to polonium worldwide is relatively low. Most cases of polonium poisoning are rare and typically related to accidental exposure or deliberate poisoning.


Where would I find a polonium mine?

You cannot mine polonium as the longest lived isotope, polonium-209 has a halflife of only 100 years and most isotopes of polonium have halflives measured in seconds to minutes.Traces of polonium can be found in any uranium ore as it is a daughter of uranium decay.Usable amounts of polonium are manufactured using nuclear reactors.


Why do Marie curie discover radium and polonium?

maybe she discover radium and polonium because she want people to have more knowledge


How does polonium help with people addicted to drugs?

We can find no references regarding Polonium (a radioactive element) being in any way beneficial to addicts. Quite the reverse, in fact. Polonium 210 is believed to be responsible for as much as 90% of the lung cancer associated with smoking, and some of the cancers associated with "smokeless tobacco," due to its presence in and on tobacco plants.


Is polonium helpful or harmful?

Polonium is an extremely harmful chemical element, for the life; but polonium has some applications: Uses of polonium: - neutron source (polonium-beryllium source) - in devices for the elimination of the static electricity - in devices for the elimination of the dust - initiator in nuclear weapons - isotopic heat source


How did Marie Curie find polonium and thorium?

Polonium was discovered in 1898 after studies on the uranium mineral pitchblende.Thorium was discovered by Jons Jakob Berzelius in 1829.


Where can you find polonium?

Natural polonium exist in uranium or thorium ores.


What else did Marie Curie find besides radium?

She invented polonium.


What did Marie curie came to find out about polonium and radium?

that it causes cancer