Joseph D’Agostino 

Science9-My Element 

Sept 24, 2019 

Krypton 

• What is Krypton? 

Krypton is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas, it is a chemical element that can be found in different types of electronic tubes, in different neon luminous signs, in most fluorescent lamps, which sometimes can also contain argon and some types of photographic flashes used in high         speed photography. Krypton only makes up about one-millionth of Earth’s atmosphere/0.0001% and is classed as a noble gas, it also does not react with anything except fluorine gas. The noble gasses are found on the far-right side of the periodic table, they include helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon. The seventh noble gas, oganesson can be produced in all sorts of laboratories but only in small quantities, the other six elements occur naturally and can be found in the atmosphere. Unlike most volatile elements noble gases are monatomic which means they only occur in singular atoms instead of molecules. There are called noble gasses because these elements do not react with other elements neither do they lose, gain or share electrons, you could say there are quite antisocial. Krypton has an atomic number of 36 and its relative atomic mass is 83.80, its boiling point Is -153.22°C or -243.80°F and its melting point is -157.36°C or -251.25°F.  

• Who and How was it Discovered? 

On May 30, 1898 krypton was discovered by two British chemists formally known as Sir William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers while studying and experimenting with liquefied air. As they were boiling liquefied air, very small amounts of liquid krypton remained behind as the other liquids boiled away. Before this experiment Ramsay and Travers had just discovered Argon after they extracted it from air and theorized that they had just found a new group of elements. The question was how were they supposed to expose these gasses? They decided that other gasses would be hidden in Argon and with different processes of liquefaction and evaporation they hoped it would leave a heavier component behind, which as you know did. It was later named krypton from the Greek word, Kryptos which means the hidden one. Makes sense right! After discovering two more gasses neon and xenon in 1904 Ramsay was given the Nobel prize for chemistry.  

 

• Video Link 

https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/video/36/Krypton?videoid=il4OOY7Zseg 

• Edublog Link 

https://myriverside.sd43.bc.ca/josephgiusepped2019/wp-admin/post.php?post=440&action=edit 

 

• Sources 

 https://worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/article/home/ar305420/krypton 

https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele036.html 

https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/36/krypton 

https://www.livescience.com/32076-krypton.html 

 

• COL 

1) For this assignment you could not just type in, what is krypton you needed to be more precise to get to the real facts. It took a bit longer but out of it I got way more information than I thought. I had to ask questions like where krypton was found or how was krypton discovered, in doing this it gave me more precise answers.    

2) For this assignment I didn’t want to waste any time, so I didn’t use any new tools. I did use other tools like easy bib and word reference just make sure I didn’t miss anything. I didn’t really look at any other tools, but I plan to in the future.   

3) To find all the information for this little assignment I ask simple question to get some information and then once I started to understand I started to ask different questions based on what I just learned. As I said before it took a bit longer, but it definitely helped me a lot.  

4) I used reliable sources that didn’t have outdated data or non-believable data like WorldBook Online. I made sure to stay away from Wikipedia. I also made sure that I got some info from actual scientist instead of just regular facts.  

5) I think this was a great way to start and get the hang of everything, later on I hope it can be a bit quicker but In the end I am proud of all the research I did and making sure that all the sites were correct and up to date.  

• Citations  

“It’s Elemental.” It’s Elemental – The Element Krypton, education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele036.html. 

“Krypton – Element Information, Properties and Uses: Periodic Table.” Krypton – Element Information, Properties and Uses | Periodic Table, www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/36/krypton. 

“Facts About Krypton.” LiveScience, Purch, www.livescience.com/32076-krypton.html.