Template:Infobox polonium

Polonium, ₈₄Po

Polonium
Pronunciation	/pəˈloʊniəm/ ​(pə-LOH-nee-əm)
Allotropes	α, β
Appearance	silvery
Mass number	[209]
Polonium in the periodic table
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Atomic number (Z)	84
Group	group 16 (chalcogens)
Period	period 6
Block	p-block
Electron configuration	[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4
Electrons per shell	2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 6
Physical properties
Phase at STP	solid
Melting point	527 K ​(254 °C, ​489 °F)
Boiling point	1235 K ​(962 °C, ​1764 °F)
Density (near r.t.)	α-Po: 9.196 g/cm3 β-Po: 9.398 g/cm3
Heat of fusion	ca. 13 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization	102.91 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity	26.4 J/(mol·K)
Vapor pressure P (Pa) 1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k at T (K) (846) 1003 1236
Atomic properties
Oxidation states	−2, +2, +4, +5, +6 (an amphoteric oxide)
Electronegativity	Pauling scale: 2.0
Ionization energies	1st: 812.1 kJ/mol
Atomic radius	empirical: 168 pm
Covalent radius	140±4 pm
Van der Waals radius	197 pm
Spectral lines of polonium
Other properties
Natural occurrence	from decay
Crystal structure	​cubic α-Po
Crystal structure	​rhombohedral β-Po
Thermal expansion	23.5 µm/(m⋅K) (at 25 °C)
Thermal conductivity	20 W/(m⋅K) (?)
Electrical resistivity	α-Po: 0.40 µΩ⋅m (at 0 °C)
Magnetic ordering	nonmagnetic
CAS Number	7440-08-6
History
Naming	after Polonia, Latin for Poland, homeland of Marie Curie
Discovery	Pierre and Marie Curie (1898)
First isolation	Willy Marckwald (1902)
Isotopes of polonium
Main isotopes Decay abun­dance half-life (t1/2) mode pro­duct 208Po synth 2.898 y α 204Pb β+ 208Bi 209Po synth 124 y α 205Pb β+ 209Bi 210Po trace 138.376 d α 206Pb

Po · Polonium
Bi ← ibox Bi	iso 84 Po  [] IB-Po [] IBisos []	→ At ibox At
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child table, as reused in {IB-Po}
Main isotopes of polonium
Main isotopes Decay abun­dance half-life (t1/2) mode pro­duct 208Po synth 2.898 y α 204Pb β+ 208Bi 209Po synth 124 y α 205Pb β+ 209Bi 210Po trace 138.376 d α 206Pb

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Isotopes
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most stable isotope
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