| 1. | Some of polonium's applications are due to its radioactivity.
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| 2. | Polonium's oxidation states are + 2 and + 4.
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| 3. | Polonium-209 is also toxic, and can cause leukemia.
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| 4. | It is a member of the homologue to the chalcogen polonium.
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| 5. | Polonium and astatine are produced in minute quantities by irradiating bismuth.
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| 6. | Polonium's isotopes tend to decay with alpha or beta decay.
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| 7. | Polonium can also be produced by high neutron fluxes in nuclear reactors.
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| 8. | Neoprene gloves shield radiation from polonium better than natural rubber.
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| 9. | Pierre worked with his wife in isolating polonium and radium.
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| 10. | In the truck, Marco injects polonium into Tom's spine.
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