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Decaying uranium atoms in Earth’s crust result in _____.

a. U-235
b.explosions
c. high-level waste
d. radon gas

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radon gas gradpoint...

User Francesco Borzi
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Decaying uranium atom in rocks and soil does not produce an explosion, high-level waste or u235 but it produces radon gas.  A radioactive decay which also in time turns to lead. This radioactive gas is one of the causes of lung cancer even to non-smokers.
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