Electronic data		Thermal data		Steric data
Shells: 2,8,18,32,18,6 Orbitals: [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4 Electronegativity: 1.8, 2.0 1. Ionization potential: 8.4167 eV 2. Ionization potential: -- eV 3. Ionization potential: -- eV Oxidation states: 6,4,2 Electrical conductivity: 0.0219 10^6		Melting point: 254 °C Boiling point: 962 °C Specific heat: 0.12 J/gK Heat of fusion: -- kJ/mol Heat of vaporization: -- kJ/mol Thermal conductivity: 0.20 W/cmK		Atomic radius: 1.53 Å Ionic radius: -- Å () Covalent radius: 1.46 Å Atomic volume: 22.23 cm³/mol Density (293 K): 9.4 g/cm³ Crystal structure: Monoclinic

Nuclide	Abundance [%]	Mass	Spin	Halflife	Decay mode	Decay tree
206Po	0	205.981	0	8.8d	EC,	View
207Po	0	207	5/2	5.80h	EC	View
208Po	0	207.981	0	2.898y	,EC	View
209Po	0	208.982	1/2	102y	,EC	View
210Po	0	209.983	0	138.38d		View
211Po	0	210.987	9/2	0.516s		View
212Po	0	211.989	0	0.298µs		View
213Po	0	212.993	9/2	4µs		View
214Po	0	213.995	0	163.7µs		View
215Po	0	214.999	9/2	1.780ms	,-	View
216Po	0	216.002	0	0.145s		View
218Po	0	218.009	0	3.10m	,-	View

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Name origin:	Named for Poland, native country of Marie Curie.
Description:	Silvery-gray, extremely rare, radioactive metal.
Discovered by:	Pierre and Marie Curie
Year:	1898
Place:	France
Sources:	Occurs in pitchblende from decay of bismuth.
Use(s):	Used in industrial equipment that eliminates static electricity caused by such processes as rolling paper, wire, and sheet metal.