Radon

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:appearance colorless
gptkbp:atomicNumber 86
gptkbp:atomicRadius 120 pm
gptkbp:atomicWeight 222
gptkbp:block p-block
gptkbp:boilingPoint 211.5 K
gptkbp:CASNumber 10043-92-2
gptkbp:category noble gases
environmental hazard
radioactive gases
gptkbp:crystalSystem cubic
gptkbp:decaysTo gptkb:polonium-218
gptkbp:density 9.73 g/L (at 0°C, 101.3 kPa)
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Friedrich_Ernst_Dorn
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1900
gptkbp:electronConfiguration [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6
gptkbp:electronegativity 2.2 (Pauling scale)
gptkbp:event naturally in soil and rock
gptkbp:firstIsolatedFrom gptkb:Friedrich_Ernst_Dorn
gptkbp:foundIn uranium ores
gptkbp:halfLife 3.8 days (Rn-222)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Radon
gptkbp:inhalationRisk high
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:Rn-219
gptkb:Rn-220
gptkb:Rn-222
gptkbp:meltingPoint 202 K
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:radium
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:William_Ramsay
gptkbp:naturalOccurrence decay of uranium and thorium
gptkbp:oxidationStates +2
0
gptkbp:parent gptkb:radium
gptkbp:period 6
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:niton
gptkb:radium_emanation
gptkbp:radioactive true
gptkbp:relatedGroup noble gas
gptkbp:riskFactor carcinogenic
lung cancer risk
gptkbp:solubility relatively high for a noble gas
gptkbp:standardState gptkb:gasoline
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:gasoline
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Rn
gptkbp:UNNumber gptkb:UN_1972
gptkbp:uses scientific research
radiotherapy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Noble_Gases
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5