Multiple Choice
Which one of the following is not true concerning radon?
A) It has been implicated in lung cancer.
B) It is generated as uranium decays.
C) It decays to polonium- 218, an alpha emitter.
D) It decays by alpha emission.
E) It is chemically active in human lungs.
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