Which of the following noble gas is not present in air?
- AHelium
- BNeon
- CArgon
- DRadon
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Correct answer: (d) Radon
Explanation
Of the noble gases, argon (about 0.93%), neon, helium, krypton and xenon are regular parts of air.
Radon is not counted among air's constituents: it is a radioactive gas from the decay of radium in rocks and soil, and it occurs only in traces near the ground, in mines and in basements.