Bromine Rubidium

Krypton (Kr)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaKrypton (from Greek:κρυπτός kryptos "the hidden one") is a chemical element with symbol Kr and atomic number 36. It is a member of group 18 (noble gases) elements. A colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, krypton occurs in trace amounts in the atmosphere, is isolated by fractionally distilling liquefied air, and is often used with other rare gases in fluorescent lamps.
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Krypton in the periodic table

SymbolKr
Atomic number36
Group18
Period4
Blockp
Element categoryNoble Gas

Physical properties

Phase at STPGas
Density3.749 g/cm3
Atomic weight83.7982 u
Melting point115.78 K
-157.37 °C
-251.266 °F
Boiling point119.93 K
-153.22 °C
-243.796 °F

Atomära egenskaper

Electronegativity (Pauling Scale)3
Electron affinity-96 kJ/mol
Ionization energies
11350.8 kJ/mol
2 2350.4 kJ/mol
3 3565 kJ/mol
4 5070 kJ/mol
5 6240 kJ/mol
6 7570 kJ/mol
7 10710 kJ/mol
8 12138 kJ/mol
9 22274 kJ/mol
10 25880 kJ/mol
11 29700 kJ/mol
12 33800 kJ/mol
13 37700 kJ/mol
14 43100 kJ/mol
15 47500 kJ/mol
16 52200 kJ/mol
17 57100 kJ/mol
18 61800 kJ/mol
19 75800 kJ/mol
20 80400 kJ/mol
21 85300 kJ/mol
22 90400 kJ/mol
23 96300 kJ/mol
24 101400 kJ/mol
25 111100 kJ/mol
26 116290 kJ/mol
27 282500 kJ/mol
28 296200 kJ/mol
29 311400 kJ/mol
30 326200 kJ/mol

Electron configuration

Electron configuration1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6
Electrons per shell2, 8, 18, 8

History

Discovered1898
Discovered byWilliam Ramsay
Morris Travers