2006-11-30 10:11:27 · 3 answers · asked by zilDaisy@yahoo.com 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Simply isolate it from pitchblende, the same way that Marie Curie and Pierre did long ago. First contact authorities in Austria, where they mined a lot of pitchblende then. The Austrians may still be willing to donate tons of uranium mining tailings, as they did to the Curies. Next there is a lot of chemical digestion, fractionation, and crystallization. The origin of most of the polonium-210 in the world comes from the world's original supply of U-238. In uranium-bearing ores, there is a long sequence of decay until one gets to polonium-210, also called radium F, which decays to stable lead-206 with a half-life of 138.4 days. (That's hot!) But because of the steady-state kinetics, if the ore has been around for awhile, there is appreciable polonium-210 in it.
2006-11-30 10:26:13 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you happen to have a high speed centrifuge, a proton source, and some heavy metal (probably radioactive), you can't.
2006-11-30 18:39:14 · answer #2 · answered by BioBill 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a scary question, but not to worry World. Average person couldn't begin to make it. Whew..............
2006-11-30 18:19:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋