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Polonium Research Paper

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Polonium (Po)

Polonium is highly radioactive element, and has a had a rich history in the world of chemistry. It was the first element ever that Marie Curie and Pierre Curie discovered. It was discovered in 1898, in poland, its namesake. Polonium has a total of 33 isotopes, all radioactive, and making it one of the elements with the highest isotope count. The atomic number of polonium is 84. The average atomic weight is 209. Polonium has 84 protons, 84 electrons, and 125 neutrons.
The most stable isotopes of polonium are 210Po,209Po, and 208Po, with half lives of 138 days, 125 years, and ≈3 years. However, there are very unstable isotopes of this element. One polonium isotope, 213Po has a half life of only 3.6 µs (microseconds, or
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