Rn
Noble gas

Radon

Z 86A 222mass 222

Atomic model

tap a particle

Every nucleon is drawn individually — 86 protons and 136 neutrons packed into the nucleus, with 86 electrons on shells outside.

86+1
Protons

Set the element — change this and it becomes a different atom.

1360
Neutrons

Change only these and you get a different isotope of the same element.

86−1
Electrons

Sit outside the nucleus and decide the chemistry, not the element.

Element data

Nucleons
222 (86 p + 136 n)
Electron shells
2 · 8 · 18 · 32 · 18 · 8
Valence shell
8 electrons
Atomic mass
222 u
Sample isotope

Radon-222 decays with a half-life of 3.82 days.

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