Brazil Nuts Radiation

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Brazil nuts radiation, banana radiation, red meats radiation…have you ever heard about them? Get more dangers of Brazil nuts and more radioactive foods here.

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Ric WermeJul.18 04:41

The table of radioactive food has a column titled "Radon 226". I believe it should be "Radium 226" and that Radon 226 doesn't exist, at least naturally.
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GabrielleJul.20 05:30

@ Ric Werme : Thanks for your suggestion. However, I have checked the internet and found "Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas and comes from the natural breakdown (radioactive decay) of uranium." from radon.com. So, do you mean that only radon 226 doesn't exist naturally?
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SLddlkfjsklAug.7 21:44

@ Gabrielle : Yes, radon 226 does not exist. Radon has atomic number 222, and radium has atomic number 226. There is an isotope of radon with atomic number 226, but it decays with a half-life on 7.41 minutes, so you are very unlikely to ever find it naturally occurring.
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Burt GrambleswotSep.11 16:33

There is not an element in this universe with an atomic number of 226 or 222 for that matter. Radon: Rn, atomic number 86. Radium: Ra, atomic number 88.
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Dr. YennyApr.26 08:25

I am concerned about how one of the radioactive elements in these nuts are potassium, I believe that Potassium is an alkali metal and if there were radiation emitting from this element then it would only contain 0.01% of radiation.
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Brad ParkinsonJul.29 09:48

Where are your references? Without references this article is just your subjective opinion. As pointed out in the comments, there are floors in your science. If you utilise references then people can objectively critique them and we all have a chance to learn. Thanks.
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