Krypton
Kr
36
83.798
1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p6
Biological significance

➤ It dissolves well in body fluids.


➤ It has an anesthetic effect.


➤ In case of hypertension, it is used as a drug with anesthetic properties.

Excess in the body

➤ Headache, dizziness, weakness, irritation of the eyes and respiratory tract.

Deficiency in the body

​​➤ ​Does not cause any health problems.

Drugs/dose

83Kr - 15.4 MHz


85Kr -80 ml/100 g min− 1 for grey matter

80 ml/100 g min− 1 for white matter.

Conventional medicine

➤ Used to diagnose and evaluate the functioning of the heart muscle and respiratory organs.


➤ During MRI of lung sacs in the form of a radioactive label.

Unconventional medicine

➤ The Kr-N gas mixture is used in divers' breathing apparatus.

Toxic effect/antidote

➤ If there is insufficient oxygen in the Kr-O mixture, there is a risk of asphyxiation.


➤ There is a narcotic effect on the body when inhaling gas mixtures containing Kr.




➤There is no specific antidote.

Interesting facts

➤ Krypton is naturally produced by the decay of uranium and thorium nuclei.


➤ Kr has six stable isotopes.


➤ It forms clathrates with H2O, H2S, SO2, phenol, etc.


➤ KrF2 is a strong oxidizing agent (displaces oxygen from water), this molecule has a mixed covalent-ionic delocalized bond.


➤ To produce 1 liter of Kr, more than 1 million liters of air must be processed.


➤ The standard for 1 meter is 1650763.73 wavelengths of the Kr line.

Chemist William Ramsay
on how he discovered Krypton


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