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Radon is released from any substance containing traces of uranium or radium. These substances, which include most rock and soil, are found worldwide. Radon gas is released by the emissiom of alpha particles from these radioactive substances.
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∙ 7y agoIt is a product of radioactive decay of natural uranium and thorium. Through radioactive decay, they change from radium to lead over thousands of years. Radon gas is an intermediate "step" in that decay.
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Where did the radon abbreviation come from?
Radon was discovered by Friedrich Ernst Dorn in 1898. There were several proposed names but finally in 1920 it came to be known as radon.
What ore mineral do rubies come from?
under the ground in mines
Where does steel come?
Smelting coal, iron ore, and limestone.
Where does aluminum come from in the US?
Aluminium ore is called bauxite
Where does rayon gas come from?
Do you mean radon? If you do, Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas and comes from the natural breakdown (radioactive decay) of uranium.
What is of radon?
Radon is a decay product of uranium, which is relatively common in the Earth's crust, but generally concentrated in ore-bearing rocks scattered around the world.
What percent of americans iron ore come from Minnesota?
75% of iron ore
Where did the radon abbreviation come from?
Radon was discovered by Friedrich Ernst Dorn in 1898. There were several proposed names but finally in 1920 it came to be known as radon.
Where did most of the tin ore come from?
Cornwall.
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it came from the sky
Where does ore come from?
da ground innit
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The radon gas emitted by the uranium ore makes it much more likely that you'll get cancer if you're exposed to it for too long.
What is the origan of the element Mercury?
mercury come from cinnabar ore or mercuric sulphide (HgS) mercury come from cinnabar ore or mercuric sulphide (HgS)
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The ore galena (lead II sulfide) is the major source of lead.
Are there any hazards in mining Uranium?
Uranium ore emits radon gas. The health effects of high exposure to radon is a particular problem in the mining of uranium; significant excess lung cancer deaths have been identified in epidemiological studies of uranium miners employed in the 1940s and 1950s
Which hotel was the first to set up radon detectors?
Radon detectors are detectors that detect radon, a colorless and odorless gas that is second to only smoking in the list of causes for lung cancer. There is no record of the first hotel to employ radon detectors, but they come standard in most hotels due to their low costs.
Where does the silver ore come from?
It can be mined throughout Runescape.
