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Isotopes of krypton

Isotopes of krypton
Standard atomic weightAr°(Kr)

There are 34 known isotopes of krypton (36Kr) with atomic mass numbers from 67 to 103. Naturally occurring krypton is made of five stable isotopes and one (
Kr
) which is slightly radioactive with an extremely long half-life, plus traces of radioisotopes that are produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere. Atmospheric krypton today is, however, considerably radioactive due almost entirely to artificial Kr.