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From 1960 to 1983, the official length of a meter was defined using the wavelength of krypton’s spectrum. Now, it’s defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.

10 things you might not know about #krypton

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Topical Tens2 October: KryptonToday is the birthdate of the chemist Sir William Ramsay, who discovered krypton. Here are 10 things you might not know about his discovery....