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- POLONIUM
- Atomic symbol - Po
- Atomic weight - (208.9824)
- Atomic number - 84
- Electron configuration - 2-8-18-32-18-6
- Oxidation states - +2, +4
- State of matter - solid
- Heavy metal-low melting
- Discovered in 1898 by Pierre and Marie Curie
- Boils at 962 ¯C, melts at 254 ¯C
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- Notes:
- Polonium is a radioactive element that is colored silver-gray or black. It is
- used in eliminating static electricity in paper rolling, sheet plastics, and
- synthetic fibers. It is also used on brushes for removing dust on photographic
- film.
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