Chemical Symbol for Astatine (+ Color, Uses, State and more...) 2022

Each chemical element has its own symbol and Astatine is no different.

However there's a lot of cool facts about Astatine (At) that most people don't know. Check this out:

Astatine Overview

Chemical Symbol

At (Astatine)

Description

Unstable, radioactive member of the halogen group.

Sources

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

Atomic Number

85

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Atomic Mass

209,9871

Name Origin

Greek: astatos (unstable).

Uses

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

State at 20 °C

solid

Discovery

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

Year: 1940

Location: United States

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