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I need a free, really good and trustful resource online about the radioactive element, polonium 218. i am trying to do my own work so help me please!!
for more chance to win 10pts, help me answer some difficult questions: specifically how it is used; how is the radioactivity being used and why use that type of element. thanks.
2006-12-10 11:01:33 · 3 answers · asked by julia k 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
please keep in mind polonium 218 is a ISOTOPE; therefore not the most commonly listed on websites.
2006-12-10 11:15:49 · update #1
Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonium_218
How it is used: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonium_218#Applications
Why use this type of element?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonium_218#History (2nd Paragraph)
Radioactivity:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonium_218#Overview
2006-12-10 11:06:30 · answer #1 · answered by FallenOrigin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Google it or go to Wikipedia
Check the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics in your library also. Look under the elements section.
2006-12-10 19:05:03 · answer #2 · answered by docrider28 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok try:
http://www.answers.com/topic/polonium
http://www.chemistry.pomona.edu/Chemistry/periodic_table/Elements/Polonium/polonium1.htm
http://www.hpa.org.uk/polonium/default.htm
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Po/key.html
http://www.britannica.com/nobel/micro/474_23.html
Forget Wikipedia as they tend to have inaccurate information
2006-12-10 19:04:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋