A dangerous dose of polonium-210 can be a matter of micrograms -- smaller than a single speck of pepper, an expert says.
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- Polonium (Po)
Polonium is the 84th element in the periodic table and has a symbol of Po and atomic number of 84. It has an atomic weight of (209) and a mass number of 186. Polonium has eighty-four protons and one hundred two neutrons in its nucleus, and eighty-four electrons in six shells.
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Element Polonium (Po), Group 16, Atomic Number 84, p-block, Mass [209]. Sources, facts, uses, scarcity (SRI), podcasts, alchemical symbols, videos and images.
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Polonium-210 is one of the world's rarest elements, discovered in 1898 by scientists Marie and Pierre Curie and named in honor of her country of origin, Poland. It occurs naturally in very low...
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Polonium | History, Uses, Facts, Physical & Chemical Characteristics. Definition, mass & chemical names. Polonium. Polonium is a highly radioactive element. It was discovered in 1989 owing to its highly radioactive nature.
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Polonium is a rare and highly radioactive element with the symbol Po and atomic number 84. A metal or metalloid in the periodic table, it lies in the p-block, and is a member of group 16, the chalcogens. Its discovery in 1898 marked a significant milestone in the study of radioactivity.
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