Krypton nuclear properties

Krypton-83 has several nuclear properties which are ideal for a Mossbauer nucleus. It has a low y-ray energy and a natural Unewidth and isotopic abundance similar to those of Fe. Unfortunately from the chemical point of view, the degree to which these can be exploited is limited by the lack of compounds. Nevertheless, some interesting work has been done. 

Kroll process, 13 84-85 15 337 17 140 in titanium manufacture, 24 851-853 Kroll zirconium reduction process, 26 631 KRW gasifier, 6 797-798, 828 Krypton (Kr), 17 344 commercial, 17 368t complex salts of, 17 333-334 doubly ionized, 14 685 hydroquinone clathrate of, 14 183 in light sources, 17 371-372 from nuclear power plants, 17 362 physical properties of, 17 350 Krypton-85, 17 375, 376 Krypton compounds, 17 333-334 Krypton derivatives, 17 334 Krypton difluoride, 17 333, 336 uses for, 17 336... 

The chemical properties of these complexes, together with their infrared and high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectra, show that the cyclopentadiene group is bound to the iron atom as shown in (XXII). By sharing the six Tr-elccIrons of the benzene molecule and the four -electrons of the cyclopentadiene molecule, the iron(O) atom acquires the electronic configuration of krypton. 

Figure 19.2 shows the noble gases superimposed on the network of interconnected ideas. Table 19.1 is a slightly amended version of the usual table of periodic properties. Note that these properties are exactly as expected on the basis of effective nuclear charge and the distance of the valence electrons from that charge. Consistent with the noble nature of these elements, the usual entries for atomic and ionic radii have been replaced by van der Waals radii. Only two entries, for xenon and krypton, have been made in the table under covalent radii. (Several radon compounds are known, but the covalent radius has not been well-established.) As expected, these radii increase regularly down the group. 

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