Krypton

Occurrence, isolation & synthesis


Krypton is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas [4].


Occurrence


Krypton is found in the Earth's atmosphere, 1.14 ppm [4]. The isotopes found in nature are 78Kr (0.35 %, stable), 80Kr (2.25 %, stable), 82Kr (11.6 %, stable), 83Kr (11.5 %, stable), 84Kr (57.0 %, stable) and 86Kr (17.3 %, stable) [4].

In solid form, krypton exist in a face-centered cubic crystal form [4].