Polonium  SEE PERIODIC TABLE
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Atomic Number84

Atomic SymbolPo

Atomic Weight[209 amu]

GroupMetalloid, 16

FormSolid

Density @ STP9.20 g/cm3

Melting Point254 °C (489.2 °F, 527.15 °K)

Boiling Point962 °C (1763.6 °F, 1235.15 °K)

Heat of Fusion13 kJ/mol (approx.)

Heat of Vaporization100 kJ/mol (approx.)

First Ionization Potential8.41671 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale)2.0

Ground State Electron Configuration5d10 6s2 6p4

Oxidation States+2, +4

Selected Radioisotopes209Po, 210Po

Atomic Radius135 pm

Crystal StructureCubic

Discovered byMarie Curie, 1898