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Radon gas is a naturally occurring radioactive element which can be produced by the decay of radium (which in turn is part of the decay chain of uranium) present in granitic rocks and shales and also soils derived from these two rock types.

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Several gases could be in this category of dangerous and released by rock and soil. One gas is radon and another gas is methane.

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What element is a dangerous gas by rocks and soil?

Radon gas is a naturally occurring radioactive element which can be produced by the decay of radium (which in turn is part of the decay chain of uranium) present in granitic rocks and shales and also soils derived from these two rock types.


What element is in gas released from soil that can build up on your home?

radon sullfite


Are rock and soil elements?

No. Rock and soil are mixtures.


Is soil a element or compound?

Soil is neither an element nor a compound. It is a mixture.


What three elements are likely to be found in a sample of soil and rocks?

soil- Clayey soil, sandy soil, and loamy soil rock-metamorphic rock, instrusive/extrusive rock, sediments


How is soil part of the rock cycle?

is soil part of rock cycle


What will happen if a rock is eroded in a place where there is no soil?

You know how the soil grows plants like in the rock but if there is no soil then the plant won't grow in the rock.


Is soil a compound mixture element?

Soil is a mixture


Is soil made by rock?

soil is crushed rock. so is sand and clay


How is soil formed by?

soil is formed by weathering because the bigger rock break the little rock and makes soil.


How is the element nitrogen in nitrogen compounds in the soil released back into the air?

By the process denitrification. Some bacteria do that also human


How is the element nitrogen in nitrogen compounds in the soil released back into air?

By the process denitrification. Some bacteria do that also human