Polonium was discovered by Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her husband Pierre Curie in 1898 and was later named after Marie's home land of Poland.
2006-06-19 08:50:50
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answered by HungryHunter 3
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Also called Radium F, polonium was discovered by Maria SkÅodowska-Curie and her husband Pierre Curie in 1898 and was later named after Marie's home land of Poland (Latin: Polonia). Poland at the time was under Russian, Prussian and Austrian domination, and not recognized as an independent country. It was Marie's hope that naming the element after her home land would add notoriety to its plight. Polonium may be the first element named to highlight a political controversy.
This element was the first one discovered by the Curies while they were investigating the cause of pitchblende radioactivity. The pitchblende, after removal of uranium and radium, was more radioactive than both radium and uranium put together. This spurred them on to find the element. The electroscope showed it separating with bismuth
2006-06-19 16:17:02
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answered by g3010 7
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Also called Radium F, polonium was discovered by Maria SkÅodowska-Curie and her husband Pierre Curie in 1898 and was later named after Marie's home land of Poland (Latin: Polonia). Poland at the time was under Russian, Prussian and Austrian domination, and not recognized as an independent country. It was Marie's hope that naming the element after her home land would add notoriety to its plight. Polonium may be the first element named to highlight a political controversy.
2006-06-19 15:54:35
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answered by davidmi711 7
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Marie Curie
2006-06-19 16:37:07
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answered by Anonymous
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Marie Curie
2006-06-19 15:50:27
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answered by Max K 1
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Mme. Curie I believe. Or maybe it was a grad student working for her, I'm not sure.
2006-06-19 15:50:46
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answered by TheHza 4
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Ralph Lauren, that's where the scent for Polo comes from.
2006-06-19 15:49:55
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answered by Anonymous
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the Curies.
2006-06-19 15:50:36
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answered by futurehero5200 5
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I did.
2006-06-19 15:59:01
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answered by Anonymous
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