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

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

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

Polonium Overview

Chemical Symbol

Po (Polonium)

Uses

Used in industrial equipment that eliminates static electricity caused by such processes as rolling paper, wire, and sheet metal.

State at 20 °C

solid

Description

Silvery-gray, extremely rare, radioactive metal.

Name Origin

Named for Poland, native country of Marie Curie.

Sources

Occurs in pitchblende from decay of bismuth.

Atomic Number

84

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Atomic Mass

208,9824

Discovery

Discovered By: Pierre and Marie Curie

Year: 1898

Location: France

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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