isolated radon, determined its density and spectral pattern,
and suggested naming it niton.
Niton and the three emanations
were isotopes
of the radioactive noble gas radon.
Atomic number 86
Uranium and thorium, long-lived
radioactive elements,
were part of our Earth when it formed
and continue to decay slowly
in a chain of unstable elements
that includes radon.
Radon is the mosquito of the periodic table.
It’s released by rocks and soils,
it accumlates in unventillated areas,
and it’s not good for you.
Bad stuff
Odorless, tasteless,
invisible,
radon gas permeates
your playspace
and seriously
deteriorates
your ability to play.
I mean this.
It lurks
in your basement
and it gives you
lung cancer.
It’s not
a pretty gas.
You can’t see it.
You can’t smell it.
But it’s the product
of decay,
and it brings you closer
to your own decay.
Radium Emanation was radon-222,
also called exradio, radeon, niton, and radon.
Thorium Emanation was radon-220,
also called exthorio, thoreon, and thoron.
Actinium Emanation was radon-219,
also called exactinio, actineon, akton, and actinon.
Radium Emanation was radon-222, also called exradio, radeon, niton, and radon. Thorium Emanation was radon-220, also called exthorio, thoreon, and thoron. Actinium Emanation was radon-219, also called exactinio, actineon, akton, and actinon.
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