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The name of element 85, astatine", is derived from the Greek "astatos", meaning unstable, with the ending "-ine" that is part of the names of the names all five halogens making up Group 17 of the Periodic Table: astatine (At), bromine (Br), chlorine (Cl), fluorine (F), and iodine (I).

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