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.
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 is mainly used for scientific research and has no significant commercial applications due to its extreme rarity and radioactivity. It can be used in targeted alpha-particle cancer therapy, but good luck getting your hands on enough of it for that. So basically, it's like the elusive unicorn of the periodic table - cool to know about, but not really practical for everyday use.
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.
Astatine has 85 protons.