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Astatine is the rarest naturally-occurring element on Earth with even its most-stable isotope having a half-life of around 8 hours! A sample of the pure element cant be assembled as it would be instantly vaporised by the heat of its own Radioactivity! ( Astatos is Greek word for unstable )

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Fun Fact: Astatine is the rarest naturally-occurring element on Earth with even its “most-stable” isotope having a half-life of around 8 hours! A sample of the pure element cant be assembled as it would be instantly vaporised by the heat of its own Radioactivity! ( Astatos is Greek word for ‘unstable’ )

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