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Why is radon named radon?
As for the element radium, the name is derived from the Latin word radius=radiation. The suffix on is the same as for the others noble gases (excepting helium).
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How is radon?
Radon is a natural chemical element, radioactive, noble gas, atomic number 86, dangerous for the lungs.
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Where do they get radon from?
Radon is a naturally occurring element. It is a noble gas, and is highly unreactive. Radon is a poisonous gas and is the second most common reason people have lung cancer (behind smoking). Most radon...
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What is of radon?
Radon is a decay product of uranium, which is relatively common in the Earth's crust, but generally concentrated in ore-bearing rocks scattered around the world.
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What are radons?
radon, the radioactive chemical element that has the symbol Rn and atomic number 86