Radon is just a fancy name for any atom that has 86 protons. It’s a noble gas where every isotope is radioactive (this means it doesn’t react but it does spontaneously change into a different element). It’s a concern because it’s heavier than air, can be produced in the soil, radioactive, and doesn’t bond to anything.
Radon is just a fancy name for any atom that has 86 protons. It’s a noble gas where every isotope is radioactive (this means it doesn’t react but it does spontaneously change into a different element). It’s a concern because it’s heavier than air, can be produced in the soil, radioactive, and doesn’t bond to anything.