krypton-81

isotope

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forms of krypton

  • krypton
    In krypton: Properties of the element

    The longest-lived of these, krypton-81, has a half-life of 229,000 years. After it has been stored a few days, krypton obtained by nuclear fission contains only one radioactive isotope, krypton-85, which has a half-life of 10.7 years, because all the other radioactive isotopes have half-lives of 3 hours or…

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