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Krypton


n.

An inert gaseous element of the argon ( noble gas ) group, of atomic number 36, occurring in air to the extent of about one volume in a million. It was discovered by Ramsay and Travers in 1898. Boiling point, -152.3° C.; melting point, -156.6° C.; symbol, Kr ; atomic weight, 83.8.


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