NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas. It comes from the natural decay of the radioactive chemical elements uranium or thorium. These elements are found in nearly all soils. Radon gas typically moves up through the ground and comes into homes through cracks in floors, walls and foundations.

Detailed explanation-2: -Radon is a radioactive noble gas that comes from the decay of radium in the soil. Radium is also a daughter or progeny nuclide of Uranium (Uranium decay). Radon is a colorless, odorless, invisible gas that can only be detected through the use of proper equipment and protocols.

Detailed explanation-3: -Radon is an odorless, invisible, radioactive gas naturally released from rocks, soil, and water. Radon can get into homes and buildings through small cracks or holes and build up in the air. Over time, breathing in high levels of radon can cause lung cancer.

Detailed explanation-4: -Breathing radon over time increases your risk of lung cancer. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. Nationally, the EPA estimates that about 21, 000 people die each year from radon-related lung cancer.

Detailed explanation-5: -Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is a product of the uranium decay chain. It is an odorless, colorless, tasteless and inert gas. It can readily move through voids in rocks and soils, and enter homes with other soil gases, through cracks and other openings in building foundations.