Krypton

Krypton

• A chemical element
• Symbol: Kr
• Atomic number: 36
• Group number: 18

William Ramsay

• Born October 2,1852
• Died July 23,1916
• Discovered Krypton
• A chemist

Morris Travers

• William Ramsay's English chemist assistant
• Born: January 24,1872
• Died: August 25,1961

Fun facts about Krypton

• Krypton is one of the most rarest gases on Earth
• This noble gas is colorless and odorless
• Unlike the noble gas neon, krypton does make some compounds

Fun facts about Krypton #2

• Ramsay use Greek words for his elements name from the Greek word "kryptos" meaning "hidden"
• They obtained a liter of liquid air in order to find out how to work with it

Ramsay + Travers

• They decided to extract a large volume of argon air
• They considered the gap in the periodic table between helium and argon

History about Krypton

• Is was discovered by Sir William Ramsay in 1898
• It was discovered in Great Britain
• Krypton was residue after boiling away water, oxygen, nitrogen, helium, and argon from the sample of air

Fun facts about Krypton #3

• Krypton is a member of the noble gases
• Krypton is odorless and colorless
• Krypton is particularly useful in gas lasers due to its high light emitting in plasma

More facts on Krypton

• Krypton is used as a intense white light source for flash photography due to numerous emission line
• Krypton is believed to be an nontoxic asphyxia- inducing agent because it displaces breathable air

Krypton Element info

• Symbol: Kr
• Electron configuration: [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p6
• Atomic number: 36
• Boiling point: -243.8F
• Melting point: -251.2F
• Atomic mass: 83.798

Krypton has 36 protons and electrons. It has 48 neutrons. Krypton doesn't have a color or smell to it.

Krypton

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Bibliography

• Wikipedia
• Chemicool.com
• Nobleprize.org
• Imgarcade.com