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Element 84 - Polonium (Po) sound

After Poland; found in 1898 by Pierre and Marie Curie in pitchblende. The scarcest natural element, it was the first to be discovered by the Curies.

Properties

Atomic Number: 84
Atomic Weight: 209
Electron Configuration (at ground state): 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d104f145s25p65d106s26p4
Oxidation States (Bold most stable): +4, +2, +6
Melting Point (K): 527
Density (at 300K -- g/cm3): 9.3
Atomic Volume (at 300K -- cm3/mol) 22.70
Number of natural radioactive isotopes: 7
Mass Number (Bold naturally occurring) -- Half-Life -- Disintigration Type: 208 -- 2.90 years -- alpha particle emission
209 -- 102 years -- alpha particle emission
210 -- 22.3 years -- alpha particle emission
Covalent Radius (Å): 1.53
Atomic Radius (Å): 1.67
First Ionization Potential (V): 8.42
Electronegativity (Pauling's): 2.0
Heat of Vaporization (kJ/mol): 120
Heat of Fusion (kJ/mol): 13
Electrical Conductivity (at 293K for polycrystalline material -- 106 (ohms)-1 cm-1): 0.7
Thermal Conductivity (at 300K -- W m-1 K-1): 20
Crystal Structure: Monoclinic
Acid-Base Properties: Amphoteric