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Polonium — a rare, highly radioactive metallic element (atomic number 84);

discovered by Marie Curie and named after her native Poland.

Polonium — a rare, highly radioactive metallic elementdiscovered by Marie Curie and named after her

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Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Polonium-210 is a highly radioactive isotope (釙-210).
  • Marie Curie discovered polonium in 1898 (釙元素).
  • This substance contains trace amounts of polonium (微量釙).
  • Polonium is used in certain industrial applications (工業用釙).

Collocations

  • polonium element(釙元素)
  • polonium-210(釙-210)
  • polonium poisoning(釙中毒)
  • polonium source(釙源)
  • radioactive polonium(放射性釙)
  • polonium compound(釙化合物)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898 and named after Marie's homeland Poland.
  • One of the rarest naturally occurring elements, found in uranium ores.
  • Gained notoriety for its use in high-profile poisoning cases due to its extreme radioactivity.

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