Monday 8 August 2011

Krypton (Kr)

Atomic Number: 36

Relative Atomic Mass: 83.798

Electronegativity: 3.00

Atomic Radius (Picometers): Unknown

Appearance: Colourless (White when subjected to a High Voltage Electric Field)

Occurrence: Natural

Melting Point (Kelvin): 115.79

Boiling Point (Kelvin): 119.93

Stable Isotopes: 78, 80, 82, 83, 84, 86

Discoverer: Sir William Ramsay in 1898

Properties: Monotomic, Non-toxic, Inert, Odorless

First Use: Unknown

Modern Uses: Photography, Fluorescent Lights

File:Krypton discharge tube.jpg

Picture Courtesy of Alchemist-hp

©2011 Grant Dwyer

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