polonium-210

chemical isotope

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alpha decay

  • decay of uranium-235
    In alpha decay

    Thus polonium-210 (mass number 210 and atomic number 84, i.e., a nucleus with 84 protons) decays by alpha emission to lead-206 (atomic number 82).

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death of Arafat

  • Yasser Arafat
    In Yasser Arafat: From agreement to the second intifada of Yasser Arafat

    …had discovered elevated levels of polonium-210 on some of Arafat’s clothes and personal belongings. French prosecutors launched a murder investigation later that year in response to a request by Arafat’s widow. In November 2012 Arafat’s remains were exhumed so that teams of Swiss, Russian, and French experts could test for…

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polonium

  • polonium
    In polonium

    …common natural isotope of polonium, polonium-210, has a half-life of 138.4 days.

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