Krypton
Kriptón (Kr, Z=36)
- Date
- 1898 · confidence high
- Place
- University College, London, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- William Ramsay and Morris Travers
- People
- 👤 Morris Travers1872–1961👤 William Ramsay1852–1916
- Field
- Matter & energy
What was discovered
Ramsay and Travers found it in the residue of evaporated liquid air, identifying it by its spectral lines.
Its name means 'hidden'.
What it led to
- The definition of the metre (1960-1983) via the Kr-86 line
- Flash and high-intensity lamps
- Detection of nuclear tests via Kr-85
Built on
- Liquefaction of air
- Spectroscopy
Made possible
- Krypton-filled incandescent lamp (Bródy)1930
- Krypton metre standard
- Krypton lamp