Krypton

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Basic Data

Symbol: Kr
Atomic Number: 36
Atomic weight: 83.8u
Melting Point: 115.78K
Boiling Point: 119.8K
Number of Protons/Electrons: 36
Number of Neutrons: 48
Classification: Noble Gas
Crystal Structure: Face Centered Cubic
Density at 293 K: 3.74g/mL
Color: Colorless gas
Bonding radius: 1.12A
Atomic radius: 1.03A
Ionization Potential: 13.999V
Electronegativity:
Heat of vaporization: 9.029kJ/mol
Heat of fusion: 1.638kJ/mol
Specific heat: 0.248J/gK
Electron configuration: [Ar]3d104s24p6



Crystal Structure


Isotopes

Isotope Half Life
Kr78 Stable
Kr79 1.45 days
Kr80 Stable
Kr81 210000.0 years
Kr82 Stable
Kr83 Stable
Kr83m 1.86 hours
Kr84 Stable
Kr85 10.73 years
Kr85m 4.48 hours
Kr86 Stable
Kr87 1.27 hours
Kr88 2.84 hours
Kr89 3.15 minutes
Kr90 32.3 seconds


Facts

Date of Discovery: 1898
Discoverer: Sir William Ramsey
Uses: Lighting
Obtained From: production of liquid air


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