radon
IPA: rˈeɪdɑn
noun
- The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.
- Radon-222 (²²²₈₆Rn), the most stable isotope of this element, .
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Examples of "radon" in Sentences
- Radon gas is a radiation hazard.
- Radon is found in some petroleum.
- Radium and radon in the environment.
- Radon and radium in the environment.
- One of these is the radioactive gas radon.
- The daughters of the radon are still radioactive.
- Another example is the inversion of the Radon transform.
- Radon removal is implemented to reduce indoor radon levels.
- Radon is formed in the lithosphere as from the alpha decay of radium.
- The dual Radon transform is a kind of adjoint to the Radon transform.