The isotope Astatine-211 is used to treat different types of tumors.
these are its uses in detail....
ONE AND ONLY USE(MOST PEOPLE THINK!):-
Astatine is far too rare to have any uses. Some research suggest,s a possible medical use, however. Astatine is similar to the elements above it in Group 17 (VIIA) of the Periodic Table, especially iodine. One property of iodine is that it tends to collect in the thyroid gland. The thyroid is a gland at the base of the neck that controls many body functions.
Some researchers think that astatine will behave like iodine. If so, it could be used to treat certain diseases of the thyroid, such as thyroid cancer. When swallowed, the astatine would go to the thyroid. There, the radiation it gives off would kill cancer cells in the gland.
Compounds
COMMERCIAL USES:-
There are no known commercial uses for astatine compounds.
Health Effects:-
As a radioactive element, astatine would pose a serious health hazard. However, because it can be produced only artificially and with great difficulty at thathardly anyone would ever be exposed to it.
At2(g) is the formula for gessoes astatine.
Astatine could potentially replace the chlorine in potassium chloride to form astatine chloride and potassium. The reaction would likely be very rare and unstable due to astatine's radioactivity and scarcity.
Cl2 + 2KAt arrow 2KCl +At2 Chlorine + Potassium Astatide arrow Potassium Chloride + Astatine This happens because Chlorine is more reactive than Astatine so the chlorine displaces the Astatine to produce Potassium Chloride and Astatine.
The atomic number of astatine (At) is 85.The atomic weight of At is 210 grams per mole.See the Web Links to the left of this answer for a periodic table with more information about this element!
The element with the symbol At is named astatine.
Astatine is an element with the symbol At.
Astatine has 125 neutrons
Some common compounds formed by astatine include hydrogen astatide (HAt), astatine monochloride (AtCl), astatine monobromide (AtBr), and astatine monoxide (At2O). Due to the scarcity and radioactive nature of astatine, its compounds are not commonly studied.
The color of the element astatine is unknown.
The Latin language name of astatine is astatium.
Astatine has 85 protons.
The chemical symbol of astatine is At
The chemical symbol of astatine is At
Now, no commercial use for astatine; but the isotope astatine 211 was proposed for the radiotherapy of cancers.
At2(g) is the formula for gessoes astatine.
Astatine is a solid at room temperature.
The word equation for the reaction between sodium and astatine is: sodium + astatine → sodium astatide.