| Reactions of Polonium |
 Reactions with water |
| Polonium does not react with water. |
| Reactions with air |
| Polonium burns in air to form polonium(IV) dioxide. |
Po(s) + 2O2(g) PO2(s) |
| Reactions with halogens |
| Under controlled conditions polonium will react with chlorine, bromine and iodine to form tetrahalides.
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| Po(s) + 2Cl2(g)PoCl4(s) |
| Po(s) + 2Br2(g)PoBr4(s) |
| Po(s) + 2I2(g)PoI4(s) |
| Reactions with acids |
| Polonium will dissolve in concentrated hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid and nitric acid, to form solutions containing Po(II). |
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