Rn	Z =  86	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Radon
			From the Latin "Radium"
(AM) Atomic Mass	222  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2
(BP) Boiling Point	-61.8  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	-71  °C
(ρ) Density	0.00973  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	n/a	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.45  Å
Physical State	Gas	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.094  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Xe]  4f14  5d10  6s2  6p6	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	1037.02  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	18.1  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	3.247  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1900	♦	Location of Discovery	Germany
(E°) Standard Potential	None
Stable isotopes	None. All natural isotopes are radioactive
Discovered/Synthesized by	Friedrich Ernst Dorn
Natural Source	Isolated from the decay product of Radium
Common Uses	Surgical implants for cancer treatment
Other Info	Considered to be the second most frequent cause of lung cancer.
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