radon

Senso (Inglese)

1. (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.
2. (uncountable) Radon-222 (²²²₈₆Rn), the most stable isotope of said element.

Concetti

radon

rado

sinonimi

Rn

niton

atomic number 86

radium emanation

Traduzioni

radon

radón

Radon

radó

radon

رادون

rádon

radon

ραδόνιο

radônio

radon

radão

ραδονιο

radon

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɹeɪdɒn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Contraction of radium emanation, since the element appears in the radioactive decay of radium. By surface analysis, radio- + -on (“suffix for noble gases”).