Polonium

Po
Discovered
1898
Melts
254 °C
  • 489 °F
  • 527 °K
Boils
962 °C
  • 1763 °F
  • 1235 °K

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Polonium is virtually impossible to obtain as a pure sample in visible amounts. It's dangerously toxic and radioactive, decaying into |pb| with a half life of less than 200 days. Small amounts are found in anti-static brush cartridges. This sample is one small strip from the cartridge. It's not known how old this sample is, but by this time, there's probably not much Polonium left.
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Polonium is virtually impossible to obtain as a pure sample in visible amounts. It's dangerously toxic and radioactive, decaying into |pb| with a half life of less than 200 days. Small amounts are found in anti-static brush cartridges. This sample is one small strip from the cartridge. It's not known how old this sample is, but by this time, there's probably not much Polonium left.

Polonium is virtually impossible to obtain as a pure sample in visible amounts. It's dangerously toxic and radioactive, decaying into |pb| with a half life of less than 200 days. Small amounts are found in anti-static brush cartridges. This sample is one small strip from the cartridge. It's not known how old this sample is, but by this time, there's probably not much Polonium left.

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