Chemistry (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0078021529
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-152-7

Chapter 21 - Section 21.8 - Indoor Pollution - Checkpoint - Page 976: 21.8.1

Answer

e) lung cancer is right answer.

Work Step by Step

Radon is an alpha-emitter. It produces radioactive polonium-214 and polonium-218 on decaying which build up in an closed area. These solid radioactive particles can stick to airborne dust and smoke, which when inhaled in to the lungs gets deposited in the respiratory tract. which are also radioactive and thus can cause the lung cancer.
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