YEAR I-C ELEMENTAL UPDATE
Krypton
INFORMATION:
element name: Krypton
atomic symbol: Kr
atomic number: 36
atomic mass: 83.798u
group 8 period 4
protons: 36
electrons: 48
valence: 8
nonmetal
color: colorless
melting point: -157.3 oC, 115.9 K
boiling point: -153.2 oC, 119.4 K
USES:
- Krypton gas is used in making neon lights.
- The element krypton can be found in slide and movie projectors
- Runway light are known to have Krypton inside them.
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