Astatine


 * Element Name:** Astatine


 * Element Symbol:** At


 * Atomic Mass:** 210[[image:Astatine_Shaquille.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]][[image:astatine.gif align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number:** 85


 * Protons:** 85


 * Electrons:** 85


 * Discovery:** D.P Corson, K.R Mackenzie & E. Serge in 1940


 * How It Was Named:** From the Greek word for unstable, astatos


 * State Of Matter:** Solid


 * Melting Point:** 302°C


 * Boiling Point:** 340°C


 * Characteristics:** Color is metallic; highly radioactive; metal


 * Use Of Element:** To cause Cancer in animals; medical purposes


 * Interesting Facts:** Classified as an element in the group Halogens; term Halogens means Salt Former

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