Radon


 * Element Name:** Radon


 * Element symbol:** Rn


 * Atomic mass:** 222 [[image:Radon_-_Julia_Worley.png width="288" height="384" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number:** 86


 * Protons:** 86


 * Electrons:**86


 * Discovery was made by and when:** Radon was discovered by Friedrich Ernst Dorn, a German chemist, in 1900 he was able to study radiun's decay chain he had found radon.

Ho**w was it named:** Origininally radon was named nite after tyhe latin word for shining.But after that they had decided to name the element Radon, Now thats what we call it along with the symbol Rn.


 * State of matter:** Gas, radon is a noble gas.


 * Melting Point: (in C ' )** -75.15 'c


 * Boiling point: (in C ' )** - 61.85 'c


 * Characteristics:** Radon Is a colorless and odorless gas. It is not detectable by the human senses only with technology.At a standard tempature along with standarpressure, Randon forms a monatomic gas with a density of 9.73 Kg/m3


 * Uses of Element:** They use Radon for medical and scientific reasons. In The medical Feild exposure to radon, a process known as Radiation Hormesis has been suggested to mitigate auto - immune diseases such as arthritest.

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 * Interesting Facts:** Radon can creep up from the ground and come into your house. When radon is in a solid state it glows yellow. The glow becomes orage-red as the temperature is lowered. Small amounts of radon are sometimes used by hospitals to treat some forms of cancer. Radon can also cause lung cancer.======

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