Radon Man/Hingle McCringleberry
By: Cody Dodds
How He Became Radon Man
Hingle McCringleberry was just your every day plumber. One day while working in a nearby factory, he heard a loud explosion and heard a gas pipe leaking gas. He started to get dizzy and passed out, waking up feeling very different. He realized he had amazing super powers! He then used his skills to help fight crime and protect his city.
Periodic Table Information
Element- Radon
Symbol- Rd
Atomic Number- 86
Average Atomic Weight- 222
Number Of Protons: 87
Number Of Electrons: 87
Characteristics
• A colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas
• One of the densest gases at room temperature and is the densest of the noble gases being 9.73 kg/m
• Although colorless at standard temperature and pressure, when cooled below its Freezing Point, radon emits a brilliant radioluminescence that turns from yellow to orange-red as the temperature lowers
Important Uses
• Radon's molecule-damaging radioactivity has been used to kill cancerous cells
• Radon is used in hydrolic research that studies the interaction between ground water and streams
• Radon soil-concentration has been used in an experimental way to map buried close-subsurface geological faults
Strengths And Weaknesses
Doesn't react well with any halogens besides Fluorine, but reacts well with Fluorine.