Properties of radon atoms

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The electron affinity of radon is 0  kJ mol-1.

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of radon.

Ionisation energy number Enthalpy /kJ mol-1
1st 1037

Ionisation energies of Rn

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with radon in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

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Kossel shell structure of Rn
A schematic representation of the shell structure of radon - not what the atom of radon "looks like".

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