Polonium

     Ever since we heard about radioactivity, I have been wanting to research it more and find out which element is the most radioactive. It turns out that Polonium is the most radioactive. I don't consider Polonium to be a common element. But, now that I know it is the most radioactive element, I would consider it. What causes Polonium to be the most radioactive? Well, it is simply because it releases huge amounts of energy and it is a naturally-occurring element. The history of Polonium is in 1898, Madame Curie and Pierre Curie discovered Polonium and also Radium. The name Polonium simply comes from the word Poland, where Madame Curie and Pierre Curie lived. It can be used to remove static electricity from machines and is also in brushes to remove dust from photos. Polonium can be very deadly, too. Even if a small amount is swallowed, it can be very dangerous. While I was researching, I noticed this interesting article about how a person put Polonium into another guy's tea and the guy drank it and died. Other people besides the guy who drank the tea have died from Polonium. People including the Curies' daughter Irene and Michael Karpin have died from being exposed to Polonium. As you can see, Polonium is a very dangerous and the most radioactive out of all of the elements.

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