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Jacoby, C.
Signs Of Radon Gas Poisoning
http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/14784/1/Signs-of-Radon-Gas-Poisoning.html
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Kirchenbaum, J. Radiation and nuclear health hazards
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/health/case_studies/nuclear_cancer.html
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Properties
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Radon is a chemical element that lives in group 18, period six of the periodic table.
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It is a colourless, odourless, tasteless and radioactive noble gas with no stable isotopes.
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Rn-222 has a half life of 3.8 days and is the natural decay product of radium.
Interesting aspects
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Radon is one of the densest substances that remains a gas under normal condition
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Radon sometimes glows red or green in discharge tubes.
Electron Configuration Stock Photos and Images
http://www.123rf.com/stock-photo/electron_configuration.html
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