WHAT IS RADON? Radon is a radioactive gas that comes from the natural decay of uranium in the rock, soil and water under a home. You cannot see it, taste it, or smell it. Radon gas is drawn in to your home by the difference in air pressure between the interior of a home and the soil below. WHAT ARE THE HEALTH IMPACTS OF RADON TO YOU? Radon and Radon Decay Products are inhaled in to your lungs. As radon gas decays it releases small bursts of energy that can damage lung tissue.
The smallest particle of an element that retains any of the properties of the element. A basic unit of matter. It is the smallest particle of an element that still has the characteristics of that element. Every atom has a positively charged central nucleus, surround by a number of negatively charged electrons.
All elements and the chemical reactions between them obey the same chemical and physical laws, regardless of whether they are a part of the living or nonliving world. The structure of the atom An atom is the smallest unit of matter that retains all of the chemical properties of an element.