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Rn

86

(222)
Radon
General | States | Energies | Oxidation & Electrons |Appearance & Characteristics
Reactions | Other Forms |Radius | Conductivity | Abundance
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General
Name Radon Symbol Rn
atomic number 86 Atomic weight (222)
Density @ 293 K 0.00973 g/cm3 Atomic volume 50.5 cm3/mol
Group Noble Gas discovered 1900

States
state (s, l, g) g
melting point 202.2 K boiling point 211 K
Heat of fusion 2.890 kJ/mol Heat of vaporization 16.40 kJ/mol
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Energies
1st ionization energy 1037 kJ/mole electronegativity
2nd ionization energy kJ/mole electron affinity kJ/mole
3rd ionization energy kJ/mole Specific heat 0.09 J/gK
heat atomization 0 kJ/mole atoms

Oxidation & Electrons
Shells 2,8,18,32,18,8 electron configuration [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6
minimum oxidation number 0 maximum oxidation number 0
min. common oxidation no. 0 max. common oxidation no. 0
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Appearance & Characteristics
structure color colorless
uses earthquake prediction toxicity
hardness mohs characteristics Radioactive,air pollutant

Reactions
reaction with air none reaction with 6M HCl none
reaction with 6M HCl none reaction with 15M HNO3 none
reaction with 6M NaOH none
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Other Forms
number of isotopes 0 hydride(s)
oxide(s) chloride(s)

Radius
ionic radius (2- ion) pm ionic radius (1- ion) pm
atomic radius pm ionic radius (1+ ion) pm
ionic radius (2+ ion) pm ionic radius (3+ ion) pm
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Conductivity
thermal conductivity 0 J/m-sec-deg electrical conductivity 0 1/mohm-cm
polarizability 5.3 A^3

Abundance
source Synthetic(Ra-226 decay) rel. abund. solar system log
abundance earth's crust -12.4 log cost, pure $/100g
cost, bulk $/100g
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