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  • Polonium was the first radioactive element to be discovered.
  • Polonium element and its compounds are highly radioactive.
  • Its alloy with Beryllium provides source of neutrons.
Mining, Ores of metals
Pierre Curie and Marie Curie
In 1898
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Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
In 1902
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