POLONIUM

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POLONIUM

  • Definition from poland, a country of Curie. the scarcest natural element. it is a good source of alpha radiation
  • Discovery 1898 by marie curie of france
  • Uses nuclear batteries, brushes of films
  • Group of Elements metalloids(Solid)
  • Atomic Weight (209)
  • Oxidation State +2,4
  • Melting Point 254
  • Boiling Point 962
  • Density 9.4 g/cm3
  • Electronegativity 2.0