Krypton 

                              Symbol :Kr

Discovered : by Sir William Ramsay and M.W. Travers in 1898
 

Origin : The name is derived from the Greek ‘kryptos’, meaning hidden.

Atomic mass:83.8

Atomic #:36

Number of

  • Protons:36
  • Electrons:36
  • Neutrons:47.8

Boiling point:119.93K (-153.22C or -243.80F)

Melting point:115.79 K (-157.36C or -251.25F)

Freezing point: 115.79 K (-157.36C or -251.25F)

Density:0.003733 grams per cubic centimeter

Electro negativity:3.00 (Pauling scale)

Its group is the noble gases.

 

 

Superman's weakness is Kryptonite which another form of krypton. Superman originally came from the planet krypton.

Description: A colorless, odorless gas that is inert to everything but fluorine gas. The isotope krypton 86 has a line in its atomic spectrum that is now the standard measure of length : 1 meter is defined as exactly 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of this line. Krypton is one of the rarest gases in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for only 1 part per million by volume.
 

Krypton can be found in lights and light bulbs, This is both useful and dangerous.