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Ele085 - Astatine - (Elements Series) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/15/2011
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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The Periodic Table of Elements - 85 - Astatine

Astatine (as-tə-tin) is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol At and it has an atomic number of 85.  The atomic weight is 210. 

Things you might not know about Astatine:

  1. Astatine is the rarest naturally occurring element, with less than 30 grams estimated to be contained in the entire Earth's crust.
  2. While compounds of Astatine are primarily of theoretical interest, they are being studied for potential use in nuclear medicine.
  3. Since astatine is extremely radioactive, it should be handled with extreme care.

 

See GC2XAY2 - Hydrogen, for an explanation about this series of caches.

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