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Krypton
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by krypton 10 years, 4 months ago
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Quote:
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"You're my kryptonite..."
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Status update:
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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...)
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Overview:
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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)
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Information:
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Relationship Status:
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Single! - Noble Gases like me find it hard to hook up with anyone. Full valence shells are SO unattractive! |
Primary Relationship:
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None |
Network:
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Nonmetal |
Valence Electrons:
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Eight (8)
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Reactivity: |
Not very - full valence shell |
State of matter: |
Gas |
Location on Periodic Table: |
Group 18, Period 4 - The Noble Gases |
Birthday:
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May 30th, 1898 |
Hometown:
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United Kingdom |
Movies:
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Superman: The Movie, Superman III, Man of Steel |
Activities & Interests:
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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!
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Places:
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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
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Photos:
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Atom and Bonding Diagrams
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Bohr
P= 36
N= 48
E= 36
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Electron Dot Diagram
My valence electrons... I have a full outer shell.
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Periodic Table Diagram
All of my personal info!
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Me and my friends - Around the World
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This is the color light that I produce!
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My buddies and me, the Noble Gases.
(Radon isn't in this picture.)
My friends' pages:
Helium Neon Xenon Argon
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This is just me in a plasma globe.
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This is me and my friend Xenon in a plasma globe.
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This is the fictional "Kryptonite" from the Superman comics; it doesn't have anything to do with me though!
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Groups:
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- Noble Gases Group
- Gases Group
- Full Valence Shell Group
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- Gagnon, Steve. "The Element Krypton." It's Elemental. Jefferson Lab, n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele036.html>.
- "Krypton." PeriodicTable.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <http://www.periodictable.com/Elements/036/>.
- "Krypton." Chemistry Explained. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/C-K/Krypton.html>.
- Jurii. "File:Krypton-glow.jpg." Wikimedia. Wikipedia, 23 July 2009. Web. 15 Oct. 2013. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Krypton-glow.jpg>.
- Bentor, Yinon. "Periodic Table - Krypton (Kr)." Chemical Elements.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2013. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/kr.html>.
- "Krypton." Chem4Kids.com: Krypton: Shell Info. Chem4Kids, n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2013. <http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elements/036_shells.html>.
- Darling, David. "Noble Gas." The Worlds of David Darling. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2013. <http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/N/noble_gas.html>.
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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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