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The Physical Properties of Polonium. III. The Half-Life of Polonium

William H. Beamer, William E. Easton

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The half-life of polonium has been measured by a calorimetric method. The reproducibility and precision of the data is much greater than has been previously reported. The value is found to be 138.3±0.1 percent days.

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The half-life of polonium has been measured by a calorimetric method. The reproducibility and precision of the data is much greater than has been previously reported. The value is found to be 138.3±0.1 percent days.

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The half-life of polonium has been measured by a calorimetric method. The reproducibility and precision of the data is much greater than has been previously reported. The value is found to be 138.3±0.1 percent days.

Key concepts: Polonium, Reproducibility, Half-life, Chemistry, Radiochemistry, Chromatography, Medicine, Internal medicine

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