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Atomic Number	84

Atomic Symbol	Po

Atomic Weight	[209 amu]

Group	Metalloid, 16

Form	Solid

Density @ STP	9.20 g/cm³

Melting Point	254 °C (489.2 °F, 527.15 °K)

Boiling Point	962 °C (1763.6 °F, 1235.15 °K)

Heat of Fusion	13 kJ/mol (approx.)

Heat of Vaporization	100 kJ/mol (approx.)

First Ionization Potential	8.41671 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale	2.0

Ground State Electron Configuration	5d¹⁰ 6s² 6p⁴

Oxidation State(s)	+2, +4

Selected Radioisotopes	²⁰⁹Po, ²¹⁰Po

Atomic Radius	135 pm

Crystal Structure	Cubic

Discovered by	Marie Curie, 1898