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Krypton

Page history last edited by krypton 10 years, 4 months ago

 Periodic Network

 

 Quote:

"You're my kryptonite..."

  

 

Status update:

June 1938: My debut in the Superman comics! 

Early 1960's: Just met my friend Fluorine. She's fun to hang out with!

1983: I got fired from working for scientists for defining the meter... They used to let my light define the distance, but now they've moved on. It was fun, but oh well...  

November 4th, 2013: I've seen questions about my reactivity... I am currently not in any relationships because it's hard to with my full valence shell. (My buddies the Noble Gases know what I mean...)


Overview:

Hi! I'm Krypton, a noble gas. I'm not very reactive because I have a full valence shell, but I occasionally hang out with Fluorine. I'm colorless, odorless, but three times as dense as air. I only make up about 0.0001% of the atmosphere, so I don't stay there much. I do have a multiple-personality disorder - it's what comes of having six different naturally occuring isotopes! (Kr-78, -80, -82, -83, -84, -86) 

Information: 

 

Relationship Status: 

Single! - Noble Gases like me find it hard to hook up with anyone. Full valence shells are SO unattractive! 

Primary Relationship: 

None 

Network: 

Nonmetal 

Valence Electrons:

Eight (8)   

Reactivity: Not very - full valence shell
State of matter:  Gas 
Location on Periodic Table: Group 18, Period 4 - The Noble Gases 

Birthday: 

May 30th, 1898 

Hometown: 

United Kingdom 

Movies: 

Superman: The Movie, Superman III, Man of Steel 

Activities & Interests:

I like working in the lighting departments; I'm what gives the neon lights the bright yellow hue. I also work in the airport a lot because I'm needed in the lights guiding the planes. I don't stay much in the atmosphere, but you can find me there sometimes. I don't like hanging out outside of a lab or commercial buildings either; I'm not much of a tree-hugger or nature-lover.

Reactions are not my thing because of my 8-electron valence shell. Who knew stability could backfire so much? I do react sometimes with Sulfur and Fluorine, but only in a laboratory. Check out my places to see my reaction!

 


Places:

10/8/12 - Checking in outside of the grocery store - I'm in the flashing neon sign which says "OPEN"!

1/3/13 - Checking in hanging out in the atmosphere - I don't stay here often, but I thought it might be nice to take a break from those halogen lamps.

4/6/13 - Checking in at the airport - I'm at the airport, but in the flashing lights in the runway. The planes, albeit loud, are entertaining to watch! 

10/4/13 - Checking in at the laboratory - Here with a chemical reaction! Only an occasional one because my valence shell makes me SO unreactive. 

                                                                     2KrS + F2S → 2KrF2S 

 

 


Photos:     

 

 

 Atom and Bonding Diagrams

 

 

 

 

 


  

 

 

 

Bohr

P= 36

N= 48

E= 36

 

Electron Dot Diagram

My valence electrons... I have a full outer shell.

Periodic Table Diagram

All of my personal info!

 

 

 

 Me and my friends - Around the World

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

  

This is the color light that I produce!  

My buddies and me, the Noble Gases.

(Radon isn't in this picture.) 

My friends' pages:

Helium Neon Xenon Argon

This is just me in a plasma globe.

 

This is me and my friend Xenon in a plasma globe. 

This is the fictional "Kryptonite" from the Superman comics; it doesn't have anything to do with me though!

 

 


Groups:

  • Noble Gases Group
  • Gases Group
  • Full Valence Shell Group 

 

 

Resources:

 

 

 


Friends:    

  

Helium

Neon

Argon

Xenon

 

Radon

         
         


 

 

Periodic Network

 

 

 

 

Comments (13)

Mrs. Conant said

at 12:13 pm on Oct 25, 2013

Who discovered Krypton and what award did he receive in 1904?

krypton said

at 9:58 am on Oct 29, 2013

Sir William Ramsay found me, and he was assisted by Morris Travers.
Ramsay was given the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for discovering many of the Noble Gases.

Mrs. Conant said

at 12:29 pm on Oct 28, 2013

What is a "noble gas"?

krypton said

at 10:02 am on Oct 29, 2013

A Noble Gas is one of the elements from Family 18 from the Periodic Table.
We get our family name because some scientists noticed we don't bond very easily with other elements, given our full valence shell. They then named us "Noble Gases" as if we were too stuck up to bond much. ;)

Mrs. Conant said

at 12:39 pm on Oct 28, 2013

How might a cardiologist use Krypton-85?

krypton said

at 10:08 am on Oct 29, 2013

Krypton-85 in a saline solution can be injected into a part of the heart or in a vein to help measure Caridac output.
It's often used in place of the dye technique, where dye is used intead of Krypton-85, because it uses less blood and is simpler.

radon said

at 2:22 pm on Oct 29, 2013

I'm so glad that I found somebody that can't react well! No one knows how hard it is not to be reactive....

krypton said

at 7:20 pm on Nov 4, 2013

I know how you feel; a full valence shell can really be a pain!

neon said

at 5:39 pm on Nov 4, 2013

Hey! I heard you don't react well with others, me too!

krypton said

at 7:20 pm on Nov 4, 2013

Yep... We noble gases have it hard.

argon said

at 7:28 pm on Nov 4, 2013

Lonely forever! I wish we could react with more elements. Alas, we have full valence shells and no social life.

krypton said

at 7:31 pm on Nov 4, 2013

Ah, yes. It truly is a downer of being so "stable".
So good to have friends to confide in for this sort of stuff. :)

antimony said

at 9:05 pm on Nov 6, 2013

In the movie Superman, the Kryptonite is radioactive, green, and glows. Does Krypton have the same similar properties? If not, then how do you think Marvel came up with a different kind of Krypton?

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