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488 words, approx. 2 pages
Radon Production, Detection, and Elimination Radon (usually in the form of the Radon-222 isotope) is a colorless and odorless radioactive gas formed from radioactive decay. The most common geologic so... Read more
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Emanation Emanation refers to the most stable radioactive isotope of radon, which emanates naturally from rocks as a gas. Radon is a chemical element with the symbol Rn. The most dense gas known, rado... Read more
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Radon Radon is the last member of the noble gas family, the group of elements that make up Group 18 in the periodic table. Radon has an atomic number of 86, an atomic mass of 222.0176, and a chemical ... Read more
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Radon Radon is a noble gas element denoted by the atomic symbol, Rn. It has an atomic number of 86 and the atomic weight of its most stable isotope is 222. It is a colorless, odorless gas that emits r... Read more
476 words, approx. 2 pages
Radon Although it has received attention as an environmental hazard only recently, radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is present at low concentrations everywhere in the environment.... Read more
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Radon Symbol Rn Atomic Number 86 Atomic Mass 222.0176 Family Group 18 (Viiia) Noble Gas Pronunciation RAY-don Overview Radon is the last member of the noble gas family. The noble gases are the elemen... Read more
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Radon Radon is an odorless, colorless, radioactive, though chemically unreactive gas. It has an atomic number of eighty-six, which corresponds to the number of protons found in the nucleus of any isot... Read more