krypton

chemical element with symbol Kr and atomic number 36; rare gas
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krypton

Summary

krypton is a chemical element[1]. krypton draws 2,117 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #62 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • krypton is credited with the discovery of William Ramsay[3].
  • krypton is credited with the discovery of Morris Travers[4].
  • krypton's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5].
  • krypton's instance of is recorded as gas[6].
  • krypton's instance of is recorded as atmophile element[7].
  • hiding is named after krypton[8].
  • krypton's location of discovery is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • krypton's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Kr][10].
  • krypton's element symbol is recorded as Kr[11].
  • krypton's chemical formula is recorded as Kr[12].
  • krypton is part of period 4[13].
  • krypton is part of noble gases[14].
  • krypton's Commons category is recorded as Krypton[15].
  • krypton's Unicode character is recorded as 氪[16].
  • krypton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1898[17].
  • krypton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Krypton[18].
  • krypton's Commons gallery is recorded as Krypton[19].
  • krypton's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+36'}[20].
  • krypton's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[21].
  • krypton's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • krypton's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • krypton's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[24].
  • krypton's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[25].
  • krypton's has characteristic is recorded as colorlessness[26].
  • krypton's has characteristic is recorded as tastelessness[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[5], gas[6], and atmophile element[7].

Origins

hiding is named after krypton[8].

Use and Application

Part of include period 4[13], a period[28] and noble gases[14], a group[29].

Influence

Things named for krypton include kryptonite[30].

Why It Matters

krypton draws 2,117 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #62 of 144).[2] krypton has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] krypton is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for krypton include kryptonite[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . rsc.org. rsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . periodic table. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id kripton
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