Krypton
Element 36
History
- Discovered by Sir William Ramsay
- Discovered in the year 1898
- Discovered at Great Britian
- The word krypton is from the Greek word kryptos (hidden)
Descripton
- Classification: Non-metal
- Standard State: Gas
- Color: colorless gas
- Boiling Point: 119.93 K
- Melting Point: 115.79 K
- Density: 0.003733 grams per cubic centimeter
Intresting Characteristics
- One of the rarest gases on earth
- Krypton-84 is the most abundant isotope
Uses of Krypton in today's world
- Often used in photography
- One of the gases that makes neon light
- Photographic projection lamps
- In some incandescent lightbulbs
- Sealed between the glass of some double-paned windows to help them trap heat