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84
p🧱
Po
209.0000

Polonium

Metalloid

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
84
Atomic Mass
209.0000 u
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4
Electronegativity
2.00
Block
p-block
Group
16
Period
6

🌡 Physical Properties

Phase (STP)
solid
Melting Point
527.00 K
Boiling Point
1235.00 K
Density
9.1960 g/cm³

About Polonium

Highly radioactive; discovered by Marie Curie; used in nuclear batteries.

🔬 Isotopes of Polonium

Polonium has 0 naturally occurring isotopes, plus 2 notable radioactive isotopes.

IsotopeMass NumberAtomic Mass (u)AbundanceType
209Po209208.9824308Radioactive
210Po210209.9828741Radioactive

Data source: NIH PubChem (aggregated from IUPAC, NIST)