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Polonium

84 Po

Polonium

Metalloid period 6 group 16 p-block discovered: 1898

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
84
Atomic mass
208.98243 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p4
Electronegativity
2 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
197 pm
Ionization energy
8.417 eV
Electron affinity
1.9 eV
Oxidation states
+4, +2

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
527 K (253,85 °C)
Boiling point
1235 K (961,85 °C)
Density
9.32 g/cm³