Essay Archive - Radon
Radon
In this paper I will discuss the element called Radon. I will
explain how and when this element was discovered, its' physical
characteristics, the natural environment of the element and the abundance
in which it occurs. In addition, I will describe why Radon is important to
humans, and other interesting facts related to this element.
Radon has the symbol Rn. Its atomic number is 86 and its atomic
weight is 222. The shell configuration is 2,8,18,32,18,8. Radon's most
stable isotope is Rn 222 with a half-life of 3.82 days. An isotope is one
of two or more atoms that have the same atomic number, but ....
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