Name : Astatine Symbol : At Atomic # : 85 Atom weight: 210 (Most stable isotope) Melting P. : 302 Boiling P. : 337 Oxidation : Pronounced : AS-teh-teen or AS-teh-ten From : Greek astatos, "unstable" Identified : Dale R. Corson, K.R. MacKenzie, and Emilio Segre at the University of California Appearance : Unstable, radioactive halogen Note : Earlier suggested name was alabamine [Properties] The position of astatine on the periodic chart indicates that it should share a number of important properties with common iodine. Astatine, however, would tend to be somewhat more metallic in its behavior. It is difficult to describe anything in detail that exists for such a short period of time in such minute quantities.