Untitled Document 86 Rn Radon 222 Radon is a colorless gas, you can not see it. You also can not smell it, or taste it.
Radon occurs naturally and is a radioactive gas.
Radon does not chemically react when exposed. Radon causes lung cancer in people when they have been exposed to it for a period of time. Radon is soluble in water and organic events. Radon is formed by a radioactive decay of radium. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States today.