Radon: A Comprehensive Guide to Its Place on the Periodic Table
German chemist Friedrich Ernst Dorn discovered radon in 1900 while studying the disintegration of radium. Since 1923, radon has been referred to as Niton, a term taken from the Latin word “nitens,” which means brilliant. Radon is an odourless, colourless, radioactive gas. It is a byproduct of uranium’s spontaneous radioactive decay. Radon has the potential […]