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Question
Why has it been difficult to study the chemistry of radon?
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Solution
It is difficult to study the chemistry of radon because it is a radioactive substance having a half-life of only 3.82 days. Also, compounds of radon such as RnF2 have not been isolated. They have only been identified.
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