What is the function of krypton?

Answer 1

Krypton (the element, not the mythical planet) has no purpose that I know of. It just is.

Answer 2

Krypton is used in certain types of lighting, such as fluorescent lights and photographic flashes, because it produces a bright light when excited. It is also used in laser technology and in some types of insulation materials.

Answer 3

The main commercial use of Krypton is in a variety of light bulb applications including fluorescent, incandescent, gas discharge, gas glow, flash tube and laser lamps.

Answer 4

It reacts with fluorine, making difluoride krypton(II) fluoride even though its a noble gas. ( )

Answer 5

"Krypton and xenon are likewise used, but to a much smaller extent, in the filling of fluorescent lamps and other special lamps."