KRYPTON THE ELEMENT
Atomic Number: 36
Atomic Weight: 83.798
Melting Point: 115.79 K (-157.36°C or -251.25°F)
Boiling Point: 119.93 K (-153.22°C or -243.80°F)
Density: 0.003733 grams per cubic centimeter
Phase at Room Temperature: Gas
Element Classification: Non-metal
Period Number: 4 Group Number: 18
Group Name: Noble Gas
Atomic Weight: 83.798
Melting Point: 115.79 K (-157.36°C or -251.25°F)
Boiling Point: 119.93 K (-153.22°C or -243.80°F)
Density: 0.003733 grams per cubic centimeter
Phase at Room Temperature: Gas
Element Classification: Non-metal
Period Number: 4 Group Number: 18
Group Name: Noble Gas
WHAT EXACTLY IS KRYPTON?
At room tempature krypton is a gaseous chemical element. It
exists in concentrations inside the earths crust. Since it exists in low concentrations, it is difficult and expensive
to extract, making it rather expensive when it reaches the market. Its most
common use is in lighting, since the gas glows a very bright white when it
conducts current. Many so-called “neon” signs are actually made with krypton
in colored tubes that glow as the gas turns into plasma.
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exists in concentrations inside the earths crust. Since it exists in low concentrations, it is difficult and expensive
to extract, making it rather expensive when it reaches the market. Its most
common use is in lighting, since the gas glows a very bright white when it
conducts current. Many so-called “neon” signs are actually made with krypton
in colored tubes that glow as the gas turns into plasma.
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Krypton (from Greek: κρυπτός kryptos "the hidden one") is a chemical element with symbol Kr and atomic number 36. It is a member of group 18
(noble gases) elements. A colorless, odorless, tasteless noble
gas, krypton occurs in trace amounts in the atmosphere, is isolated by fractionally
distilling liquified air, and is often used with other rare gases in fluorescent lamps. Krypton is inert for most practical purposes.
Krypton, like the other noble gases, can be used in lighting and
photography. Krypton light has a large number of spectral lines, and krypton's
high light output in plasmas allows it to play an important role in
many high-powered gas lasers (krypton ion and excimer lasers), which pick out one of the many
spectral lines to amplify. There is also a specific krypton
fluoride laser. The high power and relative ease of operation of
krypton discharge tubes caused (from 1960 to 1983) the official length of a meter to be defined in terms of the 605 nm
(red-orange) spectral line of krypton-86.
(noble gases) elements. A colorless, odorless, tasteless noble
gas, krypton occurs in trace amounts in the atmosphere, is isolated by fractionally
distilling liquified air, and is often used with other rare gases in fluorescent lamps. Krypton is inert for most practical purposes.
Krypton, like the other noble gases, can be used in lighting and
photography. Krypton light has a large number of spectral lines, and krypton's
high light output in plasmas allows it to play an important role in
many high-powered gas lasers (krypton ion and excimer lasers), which pick out one of the many
spectral lines to amplify. There is also a specific krypton
fluoride laser. The high power and relative ease of operation of
krypton discharge tubes caused (from 1960 to 1983) the official length of a meter to be defined in terms of the 605 nm
(red-orange) spectral line of krypton-86.