Polonium

This is Polonium. Polonium was  discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie. Polonium is mostly used in antistatic brushes. These brushes are commonly used on phonograph records and film negatives to dissipate the static charges that attracts dust. Mounted just behind the bristles of a antistatic brush is a gold colored strip of foil holding the polonium. This combination creates a field of ionized air to remove the charge. The strip is made up of silver (47) with a thin plating of gold (79) over it.



Fun Fact:Ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko died of Polonium poisoning in 2006.


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