Radon's name is derived from radium, as it was first detected as an emission from radium during radioactive decay. Radium's name is derived from the Latin 'radius', meaning ray.
I gave radon the symbol for day, alluding to sunrays.
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Radon's name is derived from radium, as it was first detected as an emission from radium during radioactive decay. Radium's name is derived from the Latin 'radius', meaning ray.
