2022: Chemical Symbol Kr (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...)

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the Kr element?

The answer is Krypton, whose symbol is Kr, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Krypton Overview

Chemical Symbol

Kr (Krypton)

Uses

Used in lighting products. Some is used as inert filler-gas in incandescent bulbs. Some is mixed with argon in fluorescent lamps. The most important use is in flashing stroboscopic lamps that outline airport runways.

State at 20 °C

Gas

Description

Colorless, odorless, tasteless rare noble gas.

Name Origin

Greek: kryptos (hidden).

Sources

Forms 1 millionth of the atmosphere. Obtained from production of liquid air.

Atomic Number

36

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

83,8

Discovery

Discovered By: Sir William Ramsey, M.W. Travers

Year: 1898

Location: Great Britain

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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