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Discovery of polonium

Discovery of polonium
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Polonium is a chemical element; it has symbol Po and atomic number 84. A rare and highly radioactive metal with no stable isotopes, polonium is a chalcogen and chemically similar to selenium and tellurium, though its metallic character resembles that of its horizontal neighbours in the periodic table: thallium, lead,…

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. Discovery of krypton1898
  2. Discovery of neon1898
  3. Discovery of polonium (this page)1898
  4. Discovery of radium1898
  5. Discovery of xenonJuly 12, 1898
  6. Discovery of actinium1899

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