Should someone who lives on the sixth floor of an apartment building be concerned about radon in his or her apartment? Why or wh

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bezimeni [28]

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Should someone who lives on the sixth floor of an apartment building be concerned about radon in his or her apartment? Why or wh

y not?

Chemistry

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torisob [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-31T21:52:31+03:00

Answer:

The person should not be concerned about radon.

Explanation:

<em>A person living on the sixth floor of an aparment probably should not be concerned about radon</em>. In the conditions of the Earth's atmosphere (temperature and pressure), radon exists as a gas. This gas has a density that is approximately 8 times higher than the density of air (9.73 g/L compared to 1.22 g/L). <em>This means that radon gas would not rise, and instead remain close to the ground</em>, meaning that an apartment on a sixth floor is too far away from the ground for radon gas to reach there.

A gas being denser than air is also the reason why if you blow into a balloon, it will fall to the ground, because CO₂ is denser than air.