These elements doesn't have effects on daily life.
Radon-222 undergoes alpha decay to produce polonium-218as a daughter.
The electron configuration of polonium is: [Xe]6s24f145d106p4.
Radon is one of the noble (inert gases), is radioactive (half-life of about 4 days, decaying to polonium), and is naturally occurring in relatively small quantities. Whether or not it is the heaviest of this group, I am not sure...perhaps someone else can verify.
The isotope radon-198 will alpha decay to polonium-194 as shown here: 86198Rn => 24He + 84194Po The radon is shown on the left, and the alpha particle, which is a helium nucleus, is shown of the right with the polonium.
In the case of Rn-222, which is the "isotope of concern" because it occurs naturally, it decays as follows: 222Rn => 218Po + He+2 In this equation, we see the radon isotope Rn-222 emit an alpha particle (the helium nucleus) and undergo a transformation to become the polonium isotope, Po-218.
Polonium and especially radon contribute to the natural environmental radioactivity.
Polonium: Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898 For radon see the link: http://www.vanderkrogt.net/elements/element.php?sym=Rn.
Mary Sultzer has written: 'Polonium in the urine of miners exposed to radon' -- subject(s): Physiological effect, Polonium, Radon
Polonium and radium doesn't affect history.
Radon-222 undergoes alpha decay to produce polonium-218as a daughter.
The electron configuration of polonium is: [Xe]6s24f145d106p4.
The discovery of polonium doesn't affect us.
The discoveries of radium and polonium doesn't affect the atom model.
Radium itself continues to decay into radon, bismuth, polonium, lead, or thallium.
Radon is one of the noble (inert gases), is radioactive (half-life of about 4 days, decaying to polonium), and is naturally occurring in relatively small quantities. Whether or not it is the heaviest of this group, I am not sure...perhaps someone else can verify.
The isotope radon-198 will alpha decay to polonium-194 as shown here: 86198Rn => 24He + 84194Po The radon is shown on the left, and the alpha particle, which is a helium nucleus, is shown of the right with the polonium.
Polonium and radium's affect on our lives today are for example the meters on our cars, they glow because of the radium and also some wristwatches the light you get when you press the button on the side. Radium was discovered by a woman named Marie Cuire, she's married, but she obviously died because of too much radium.