Radon is a monatomic gas, but its decay products are solids. After a decay, what happens to the individual atoms of the daughter elements? Do they stay suspended in the atmosphere or slowly rain out? Submitted by foodtower t3_11rkkae on March 15, 2023 at 3:18 AM in askscience 138 comments 1,717
[deleted] t1_jcaieqm wrote on March 15, 2023 at 1:38 PM Reply to comment by JeffieSandBags in Radon is a monatomic gas, but its decay products are solids. After a decay, what happens to the individual atoms of the daughter elements? Do they stay suspended in the atmosphere or slowly rain out? by foodtower [deleted] Permalink Parent 51 Mrfish31 t1_jcanamu wrote on March 15, 2023 at 2:13 PM There are billions per second over all, the individual lead atom isn't hitting an individual oxygen radical a billion times a second. Permalink Parent 7 [deleted] t1_jcaqx7j wrote on March 15, 2023 at 2:37 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 60 [deleted] t1_jcb1i15 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 3:45 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 21 [deleted] t1_jcbldk5 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 5:47 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_jcbwtz1 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 6:58 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_jcbxhqb wrote on March 15, 2023 at 7:02 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_jcckfqh wrote on March 15, 2023 at 9:23 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_jcdep3f wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:52 AM [deleted] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_jcgo2mc wrote on March 16, 2023 at 6:19 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_jcb5yaw wrote on March 15, 2023 at 4:13 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 1
Mrfish31 t1_jcanamu wrote on March 15, 2023 at 2:13 PM There are billions per second over all, the individual lead atom isn't hitting an individual oxygen radical a billion times a second. Permalink Parent 7 [deleted] t1_jcaqx7j wrote on March 15, 2023 at 2:37 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 60 [deleted] t1_jcb1i15 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 3:45 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 21 [deleted] t1_jcbldk5 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 5:47 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_jcbwtz1 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 6:58 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_jcbxhqb wrote on March 15, 2023 at 7:02 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_jcckfqh wrote on March 15, 2023 at 9:23 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_jcdep3f wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:52 AM [deleted] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_jcgo2mc wrote on March 16, 2023 at 6:19 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_jcb5yaw wrote on March 15, 2023 at 4:13 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 1
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