| Element (Atom) Name | Polonium |
| Symbol | Po |
| Physical state at room temperature | Solid |
| Element Classification | Metal |
| Group Name | Chalcogen |
| Period Number (Periodic table) | 6 |
| Group number (Periodic table) | 16 |
| Atomic number | 84 |
| Atomic weight | 209 (Ref: Jlab-ele084, Lanl-84, Nist-84) |
| Atomic Radius | 197 pm (Van der Waals) (Ref: Lanl-84) |
| Density | 9.32 g/cm3 (Ref: Jlab-ele084) |
| Melting point | 254°C (Ref: Jlab-ele084, Lanl-84) |
| Boiling point | 962°C (Ref: Jlab-ele084, Lanl-84) |
| Electron shell configuration | 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14 5s2 5p6 5d10 6s2 6p4 |
| Oxidation States | +4, +2 (Ref: Jlab-ele084) 6, 5, 4, 2, -1 (Ref: Lanl-84) |
| Ionization Energy | 8.417 eV (Ref: Jlab-ele084) 8.418070 eV (Ref: Nist-84) |
| Number of Stable Isotopes | 0 |
| InChI | InChI=1S/Po (Ref: Pubchem-84) |
| InChI Key | HZEBHPIOVYHPMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N (Ref: Pubchem-84) |
| Remarks | Radioactive |
REFERENCES
- Jlab-ele084: https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele084.html
- Lanl-84: https://periodic.lanl.gov/84.shtml
- ciaaw-atomic-weights: https://www.ciaaw.org/atomic-weights.htm
- Nist-84: https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/Elements/elInfo.pl?element=84
- Pubchem-84: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/element/84
- science.co.il: https://www.science.co.il/elements/
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