Structured Summary
Abstract
A naturally radioactive element with atomic symbol Rn, and atomic number 86. It is a member of the noble gas family found in soil, and is released during the decay of RADIUM.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- Rn
- Molecular Weight
- 222.01758 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 10043-92-2
- IUPAC Name
- radon
- InChIKey
- SYUHGPGVQRZVTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- [Rn]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D011886
- Source
- PubChem CID 24857
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Actinon
- Thoron (Element)
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Aspects Covered
19 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
RADON DAUGHTERS is also available
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History Note
ACTINON was see RADON 1978-93; THORON (ELEMENT) was (NM) 1974-93
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Radon. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011886. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011886
- Radon. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon
- Radon. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1133
- Radon. In: PubChem Compound. CID 24857. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24857