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There are 37 known isotopes of radon (86Rn), from 195Rn to 231Rn; all are radioactive. The most stable isotope is 222Rn with a half-life of 3.823 days, which decays into . Five isotopes of radon, 217, 218, 219, 220, 222Rn occur in trace quantities in nature as
decay product In nuclear physics, a decay product (also known as a daughter product, daughter isotope, radio-daughter, or daughter nuclide) is the remaining nuclide left over from radioactive decay. Radioactive decay often proceeds via a sequence of steps ( ...
s of, respectively, 217At, 218At, 223Ra, 224Ra, and 226Ra. 217Rn is produced in a rare branch in the decay chain of trace quantities of 237Np; 218Rn and 222Rn are intermediate steps in the decay chain for 238U; 219Rn is an intermediate step in the decay chain for 235U; and 220Rn occurs in the decay chain for 232Th.


List of isotopes

, - , 195Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 109 , 195.00544(5) , 6 ms , , , 3/2−# , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 195mRn , , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 50(50) keV , 6 ms , , , 13/2+# , , - , rowspan=2, 196Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 110 , rowspan=2, 196.002115(16) , rowspan=2, 4.7(11) ms
.4(+13−9) ms, α , 192Po , rowspan=2, 0+ , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (rare) , 196At , - , rowspan=2, 197Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 111 , rowspan=2, 197.00158(7) , rowspan=2, 66(16) ms
5(+23−14) ms, α , 193Po , rowspan=2, 3/2−# , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (rare) , 197At , - , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 197mRn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 200(60)# keV , rowspan=2, 21(5) ms
9(+8−4) ms, α , 193Po , rowspan=2, (13/2+) , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (rare) , 197At , - , rowspan=2, 198Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 112 , rowspan=2, 197.998679(14) , rowspan=2, 65(3) ms , α (99%) , 194Po , rowspan=2, 0+ , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (1%) , 198At , - , rowspan=2, 199Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 113 , rowspan=2, 198.99837(7) , rowspan=2, 620(30) ms , α (94%) , 195Po , rowspan=2, 3/2−# , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (6%) , 199At , - , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 199mRn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 180(70) keV , rowspan=2, 320(20) ms , α (97%) , 195Po , rowspan=2, 13/2+# , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (3%) , 199At , - , rowspan=2, 200Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 114 , rowspan=2, 199.995699(14) , rowspan=2, 0.96(3) s , α (98%) , 196Po , rowspan=2, 0+ , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (2%) , 200At , - , rowspan=2, 201Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 115 , rowspan=2, 200.99563(8) , rowspan=2, 7.0(4) s , α (80%) , 197Po , rowspan=2, (3/2−) , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (20%) , 201At , - , rowspan=3 style="text-indent:1em" , 201mRn , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 280(90)# keV , rowspan=3, 3.8(1) s , α (90%) , 197Po , rowspan=3, (13/2+) , rowspan=3, , - , β+ (10%) , 201At , - , IT (<1%) , 201Rn , - , rowspan=2, 202Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 116 , rowspan=2, 201.993263(19) , rowspan=2, 9.94(18) s , α (85%) , 198Po , rowspan=2, 0+ , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (15%) , 202At , - , rowspan=2, 203Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 117 , rowspan=2, 202.993387(25) , rowspan=2, 44.2(16) s , α (66%) , 199Po , rowspan=2, (3/2−) , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (34%) , 203At , - , rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" , 203mRn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 363(4) keV , rowspan=2, 26.7(5) s , α (80%) , 199Po , rowspan=2, 13/2(+) , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (20%) , 203At , - , rowspan=2, 204Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 118 , rowspan=2, 203.991429(16) , rowspan=2, 1.17(18) min , α (73%) , 200Po , rowspan=2, 0+ , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (27%) , 204At , - , rowspan=2, 205Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 119 , rowspan=2, 204.99172(5) , rowspan=2, 170(4) s , β+ (77%) , 205At , rowspan=2, 5/2− , rowspan=2, , - , α (23%) , 201Po , - , rowspan=2, 206Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 120 , rowspan=2, 205.990214(16) , rowspan=2, 5.67(17) min , α (62%) , 202Po , rowspan=2, 0+ , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (38%) , 206At , - , rowspan=2, 207Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 121 , rowspan=2, 206.990734(28) , rowspan=2, 9.25(17) min , β+ (79%) , 207At , rowspan=2, 5/2− , rowspan=2, , - , α (21%) , 203Po , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 207mRn , , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 899.0(10) keV , 181(18) µs , , , (13/2+) , , - , rowspan=2, 208Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 122 , rowspan=2, 207.989642(12) , rowspan=2, 24.35(14) min , α (62%) , 204Po , rowspan=2, 0+ , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (38%) , 208At , - , rowspan=2, 209Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 123 , rowspan=2, 208.990415(21) , rowspan=2, 28.5(10) min , β+ (83%) , 209At , rowspan=2, 5/2− , rowspan=2, , - , α (17%) , 205Po , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 209m1Rn , , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 1173.98(13) keV , 13.4(13) µs , , , 13/2+ , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 209m2Rn , , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 3636.78(23) keV , 3.0(3) µs , , , (35/2+) , , - , rowspan=2, 210Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 124 , rowspan=2, 209.989696(9) , rowspan=2, 2.4(1) h , α (96%) , 206Po , rowspan=2, 0+ , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (4%) , 210At , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 210m1Rn , , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 1690(15) keV , 644(40) ns , , , 8+# , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 210m2Rn , , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 3837(15) keV , 1.06(5) µs , , , (17)− , , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 210m3Rn , , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 6493(15) keV , 1.04(7) µs , , , (22)+ , , - , rowspan=2, 211Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 125 , rowspan=2, 210.990601(7) , rowspan=2, 14.6(2) h , α (72.6%) , 207Po , rowspan=2, 1/2− , rowspan=2, , - , β+ (27.4%) , 211At , - , rowspan=2, 212Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 126 , rowspan=2, 211.990704(3) , rowspan=2, 23.9(12) min , α , 208Po , rowspan=2, 0+ , rowspan=2, , - , β+β+ (rare) , 212Po , - , 213Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 127 , 212.993883(6) , 19.5(1) ms , α , 209Po , (9/2+) , , - , rowspan=2, 214Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 128 , rowspan=2, 213.995363(10) , rowspan=2, 0.27(2) µs , α , 210Po , rowspan=2, 0+ , rowspan=2, , - , β+β+ (rare) , 214Po , - , style="text-indent:1em" , 214mRn , , colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" , 4595.4 keV , 245(30) ns , , , (22+) , , - , 215Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 129 , 214.998745(8) , 2.30(10) µs , α , 211Po , 9/2+ , , - , 216Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 130 , 216.000274(8) , 45(5) µs , α , 212Po , 0+ , , - , 217Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 131 , 217.003928(5) , 0.54(5) ms , α , 213Po , 9/2+ , TraceIntermediate decay product of 237Np , - , 218Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 132 , 218.0056013(25) , 35(5) ms , α , 214Po , 0+ , TraceIntermediate
decay product In nuclear physics, a decay product (also known as a daughter product, daughter isotope, radio-daughter, or daughter nuclide) is the remaining nuclide left over from radioactive decay. Radioactive decay often proceeds via a sequence of steps ( ...
of 238U
, - , 219Rn , Actinon
Actinium emanation , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 133 , 219.0094802(27) , 3.96(1) s , α , 215Po , 5/2+ , TraceIntermediate decay product of 235U , - , rowspan=2, 220Rn , rowspan=2, Thoron
Thorium emanation , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 134 , rowspan=2, 220.0113940(24) , rowspan=2, 55.6(1) s , αTheorized to also undergo ββ dacay to 220Ra , 216Po , rowspan=2, 0+ , rowspan=2, TraceIntermediate decay product of 232Th , - , ββ (rare)Predicted, but never observed , 220Ra , - , rowspan=2, 221Rn , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 86 , rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" , 135 , rowspan=2, 221.015537(6) , rowspan=2, 25.7(5) min , β (78%) , 221Fr , rowspan=2, 7/2(+) , rowspan=2, , - , α (22%) , 217Po , - , 222Rn , RadonSource of element's name
Radium emanation
Emanation
Emanon
Niton , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 136 , 222.0175777(25) , 3.8235(3) d , αTheorized to also undergo ββ dacay to 222Ra , 218Po , 0+ , Trace , - , 223Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 137 , 223.02179(32)# , 24.3(4) min , β , 223Fr , 7/2 , , - , 224Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 138 , 224.02409(32)# , 107(3) min , β , 224Fr , 0+ , , - , 225Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 139 , 225.02844(32)# , 4.66(4) min , β , 225Fr , 7/2− , , - , 226Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 140 , 226.03089(43)# , 7.4(1) min , β , 226Fr , 0+ , , - , 227Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 141 , 227.03541(45)# , 20.8(7) s , β , 227Fr , 5/2(+#) , , - , 228Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 142 , 228.03799(44)# , 65(2) s , β , 228Fr , 0+ , , - , 229Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 143 , 229.0426536(141) , 12(1) s , β , 229Fr , , , - , 230Rn , , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 144 , , , β , 230Fr , 0+ , , - , 231Rn
, , style="text-align:right" , 86 , style="text-align:right" , 145 , , , β , 231Fr , ,


References

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