Polonium is a chemical element; it has symbol Po and atomic number 84.

The first element to be discovered by radiochemical analysis, polonium was discovered in 1898 by Pierre and Marie Curie, who were investigating the radioactivity of a certain pitchblende.

Polonium (pronunciation: peh-LOW-nee-em) [3] is a rare, highly radioactive metalloid, classified as a Chalcogen [5] and represented by the chemical symbol Po [1, 2].

Element Polonium (Po), Group 16, Atomic Number 84, p-block, Mass [209]. Sources, facts, uses, scarcity (SRI), podcasts, alchemical symbols, videos and images.

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Mar 9, 2024 · Polonium is a rare and highly radioactive element with the symbol Po and atomic number 84. A metal or metalloid in the periodic table, it lies in the p-block, and is a member of group 16, the …

Polonium was the first element discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie. They discovered polonium and then radium in 1898 in Paris, while investigating radioactivity in pitchblende (uranium oxide).