Polonium and Beryllium .....like the chemical equation.....websites with information and how they react together what new substances do they make....
2007-10-04 09:39:40 · 2 answers · asked by *♥*Lucky Charm*♥* 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Polonium (IPA: /pə(ʊ)ˈləʊniəm/) is a chemical element that has the symbol Po and atomic number 84. A rare and highly radioactive metalloid[1], polonium is chemically similar to tellurium and bismuth, and it occurs in uranium ores. Polonium has been studied for possible use in heating spacecraft. It is unstable; all isotopes of polonium are radioactive.
Beryllium (IPA: /bəˈrɪliəm/) is the chemical element that has the symbol Be and atomic number 4. A bivalent element, elemental beryllium is a steel grey, strong, light-weight yet brittle, alkaline earth metal. It is primarily used as a hardening agent in alloys (most notably beryllium copper).
When it is mixed or alloyed with beryllium, polonium can be a neutron source: beryllium releases a neutron upon absorption of an alpha particle that is supplied by 210Po. It has been used in this capacity as a neutron trigger or initiator for nuclear weapons.
2007-10-04 09:56:33 · answer #1 · answered by Jamie L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are both metals. Polonium is a radioactive metal. Beryllium is a light metal (atomic number 4). I doubt if they react together.
2007-10-04 16:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋