Template:Infobox polonium

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84 bismuthpoloniumastatine
Te

Po

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General
Name, Symbol, Number polonium, Po, 84
Chemical series metalloids
Group, Period, Block 16, 6, p
Appearance silvery
Standard atomic weight (209)  g·mol−1
Electron configuration [Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p4
Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 6
Physical properties
Phase solid
Density (near r.t.) (alpha) 9.196  g·cm−3
Density (near r.t.) (beta) 9.398  g·cm−3
Melting point 527 K
(254 °C, 489 °F)
Boiling point 1235 K
(962 °C, 1764 °F)
Heat of fusion ca. 13  kJ·mol−1
Heat of vaporization 102.91  kJ·mol−1
Specific heat capacity (25 °C) 26.4  J·mol−1·K−1
Vapor pressure
P(Pa) 1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k
at T(K)       (846) 1003 1236
Atomic properties
Crystal structure cubic
Oxidation states 4, 2
(amphoteric oxide)
Electronegativity 2.0 (Pauling scale)
Ionization energies 1st: 812.1 kJ/mol
Atomic radius 190pm
Atomic radius (calc.) 135  pm
Miscellaneous
Magnetic ordering nonmagnetic
Electrical resistivity (0 °C) (α) 0.40 µΩ·m
Thermal conductivity (300 K)  ? 20  W·m−1·K−1
Thermal expansion (25 °C) 23.5  µm·m−1·K−1
CAS registry number 7440-08-6
Selected isotopes
Main article: Isotopes of infobox polonium
iso NA half-life DM DE (MeV) DP
208Po syn 2.898 y α 5.215 204Pb
ε, β+ 1.401 208Bi
209Po syn 103 y α 4.979 205Pb
ε, β+ 1.893 209Bi
210Po syn 138.376 d α 5.407 206Pb
References