Chemical Symbol At (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the At element?

The answer is Astatine, whose symbol is At, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Astatine Overview

Chemical Symbol

At (Astatine)

Uses

Since its isotopes have such short half-lives there are no commercially significant compounds of astatine.

State at 20 °C

solid

Description

D.R.Corson, K.R.MacKenzie, E.Segré

Name Origin

Greek: astatos (unstable).

Sources

Does not occur in nature. Similar to iodine. Produced by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles.

Atomic Number

85

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

209,9871

Discovery

Discovered By: D.R.Corson, K.R.MacKenzie, E.Segré

Year: 1940

Location: United States

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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