a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
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polonium::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | atomic number 84, po |
| Type of | metal, metallic element |
Examples of polonium
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They were made worse by the 2006 polonium assassination of Alexander Litvinenko.
From the guardian.co.uk
It is not known to what extent polonium-210 is still used for military purposes.
From the newscientist.com
According to Scotland Yard, Lugovoi slipped polonium into Litvinenko's green tea.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
Ninety percent of the world's polonium 210 comes from a single facility in Russia.
From the time.com
Fluoride attracts radio-active, RA,, substances into the spleen, ie polonium.
From the express.co.uk
Examples of highly poisonous alpha-emitters are radium, radon, and polonium.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He was a friend of Alexander Litvinenko, murdered in 2006 with radioactive polonium.
From the guardian.co.uk
Litvinenko died from suspected polonium-210 poisoning in London last month.
From the upi.com
Doctors diagnosed his condition as polonium poisoning just before he died.
From the independent.co.uk
- A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
- Polonium is a chemical element with symbol Po and atomic number 84, discovered in 1898 by Marie and Pierre Curie. A rare and highly radioactive element with no stable isotopes, polonium is chemically similar to bismuth and tellurium, and it occurs in uranium ores...
- A chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84
- A radioactive element that occurs in pitchblende and other uranium-containing ores.
- P-O. For more information on this and other elements, see The elements. And for fun, see Elements by Tom Lehrer. To see this song with captions, go to The Elements song by Tom Lehrer.
