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GK QUESTION#3338

Which chemical element of Group 18 of the periodic table is produced by the natural radioactive decay of uranium in soils and rocks?

  1. ANeon
  2. BRadonCorrect answer
  3. COganesson
  4. DKrypton
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B. Radon

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Radon-222 is produced through the uranium-238 decay chain: uranium eventually gives rise to radium-226, which decays to radon-222. Radon is a radioactive Group 18 gas that can escape from soils and rocks. The process is a decay chain, rather than a direct one-step uranium-to-radon conversion.

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