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by nick222226 970 days ago
How about radon, is that fissible?
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No, it gives off alpha particles and gamma rays. Hypothetically, you could build a device to harvest that energy (along the lines of an RTG), but the energy density and conversion efficiency would be laughable, given the 3.8 day half-life and gaseous state.
To be clear, I’m saying enough hydrogen to power humanity chemically, not by fusion.

Enough hydrogen to power humanity by fusion is readily available anywhere :)