Radon Element Properties, Noble Gas Group, Periodic Table of the Elements
Radon
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Radon Element Properties |
| General |
| Name | Radon |
| Symbol | Rn |
| Number | 86 |
| Group Number | 18 |
| Group | Noble Gas |
| Block | p |
| Density | 0.00973 g/cm3 |
| Atomic Weight | 222 g/mol |
| Atomic Volume | 50.5 cm3/mol |
| Discover | 1900 |
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| States |
| State | Gas |
| Melting Point | 202 K |
| Boiling Point | 211.3 K |
| Triple Point | Nil |
| Critical Point | 377 K |
| Heat of Fusion | 3.247 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Vaporization | 18.10 kJ/mol |
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| Energies |
| First Ionization Energy | 1037 kJ/mole |
| Second Ionization Energy | Nil |
| Third Ionization Energy | Nil |
| Electronegativity | Nil |
| Electron Affinity | Nil |
| Specific Heat | 0.09 J/gK |
| Heat Atomization | 0 kJ/mole atoms |
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| Oxidation and Electrons |
| Shells | 2,8,18,32,18,8 |
| Electron Configuration | [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 |
| Minimum Oxidation Number | 0 |
| Maximum Oxidation Number | 0 |
| Minimum Common Oxidation Number | 0 |
| Maximum Common Oxidation Number | 0 |
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| Appearance and Characteristics |
| Crystal Structure | cubic face centered |
| Characteristics | Radioactive,air pollutant |
| Color | colorless |
| Uses | earthquake prediction |
| Hardness | Nil |
| Toxicity | None |
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| Reactions |
| Reaction with Air | 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 | None |
| Oxide | None |
| Chloride | None |
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| Radius |
| Atomic Radius | Nil |
| Ionic Radius (1+ ion) | Nil |
| Ionic Radius (1- ion) | Nil |
| Ionic Radius (2+ ion) | Nil |
| Ionic Radius (2- ion) | Nil |
| Ionic Radius (3+ ion) | Nil |
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| Conductivity |
| Thermal Conductivity | Nil |
| Electrical Conductivity | Nil |
| Polarizability | 5.3 A3 |
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| Abundance |
| Source | Synthetic(Ra-226 decay) |
| Relation Abundance Solar System | Nil |
| Abundance Earth's Crust | -12.4 log |
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