Template:Did you know nominations/Radon-222

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:36, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Radon-222

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• ... that the name of the chemical element radon was originally the name of its most stable isotope?
  • ALT1:... that IUPAC adopted the historic name of the isotope radon-222 as the official name of the element radon?
  • ALT2:... that radiation from radon-222 and its decay products is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States after cigarette smoking?

• Reviewed: African humid period

Converted from a redirect by ComplexRational (talk). Self-nominated at 21:25, 22 February 2019 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, QPQ done, within policy. I have a preference for ALT2 as the most general-interest hook. Onceinawhile (talk) 22:45, 24 February 2019 (UTC)