How much is the element Radon worth financially?
2007-04-18 09:57:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Radon decays into radioactive polonium and alpha rays, and this emitted radiation made radon useful in early cancer therapy. The gas was sealed in minute tubes called seeds or needles, and implanted into the tumour. The diseased tissue was thus destroyed in situ by the radiation.
Quoted from: http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/data/radon_data.html
cost is about US$100 per gram in in small ampules.
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2007-04-18 10:15:11 · answer #1 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the value will be negative. There are no commercial uses that I know of. People pay to have radon extracted from their homes. Nuclear reactors have to store radon for extended periods until its activity has died down.
2007-04-18 10:06:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
almost nothing at all,its a decaying uranium gas
2007-04-18 10:02:11 · answer #3 · answered by mock sake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋