Now, no commercial use for astatine; but the isotope astatine 211 was proposed for the radiotherapy of cancers.
The isotope astatine-211 was proposed for the radiotherapy of some cancers.
Astatine is primarily used for scientific research purposes such as in the study of radioactivity and as a tracer in medical research. Due to its extreme rarity and high radioactivity, it has no practical applications outside of research.
No, the guy before me was wrong, Astatine is a Metalloid and it is used in the Radiotherapy of cancer.
Astatine (At)
Astatine is an element with the symbol At.
Astatine has 7 valence electrons.
Some common compounds formed by astatine include hydrogen astatide (HAt), astatine monochloride (AtCl), astatine monobromide (AtBr), and astatine monoxide (At2O). Due to the scarcity and radioactive nature of astatine, its compounds are not commonly studied.
Yes, astatine can react with potassium bromide to form potassium astatide and bromine. This reaction is typically used in nuclear medicine laboratories to produce astatine compounds for medical research and treatment.
The color of the element astatine is unknown.
The Latin language name of astatine is astatium.
The chemical symbol of astatine is At