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. This gas products emit alpha and beta particles and gamma rays. It has been in treatment by radiotherapy.