What is Kryptonite made of?

Composition of Kryptonite
However in Superman III (1983) it is said that Kryptonite is a alloy made up of 15.08% plutonium, 18.06% tantalum, 27.71% xenon, 24.02% promethium, 10.62% dialium, 3.94% mercury, and 0.57% of an unknown substance.
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What is Kryptonite actually?

Kryptonite is a fictional substance from the Superman comic book series (and subsequent related media). The material, usually shown as having been created from the remains of Superman's native planet of Krypton, generally has detrimental effects on Superman and any other Kryptonian exposed to it.
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Is Kryptonite made of Krypton?

Kryptonite is a fictional material that appears primarily in Superman stories. In its best-known form, it is a green, crystalline material originating from Superman's home world of Krypton that emits a unique radiation that weakens Kryptonians.
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Is Kryptonite made of metal?

According to the unpublished Superman story The K-Metal from Krypton, yes it is metal.
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Why Kryptonite is the weakness of Superman?

It's radiation that makes Superman weak.

The prevailing theory in geekdom is that kryptonite can kill Superman because it disrupts his solar panel-like energy absorption. Without energy from the Sun, he weakens and eventually dies. Though kryptonite is a fictional mineral, the way it interferes makes sense.
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What if Krypton had a yellow sun?

On the planet Krypton, their powers were tied to technology, not necessarily their biology. However, it was known that under the effect of a yellow sun, Kryptonians would all gain powers similar to Superman. The more time spent pulling in the radiation from a yellow sun's rays, the more potential power they could gain.
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What is pink Kryptonite?

Pink Kryptonite is a type of Kryptonite that seemingly turns Kryptonians homosexual. It is unknown what it would do to an already homosexual Kryptonian, although one could assume it would render them heterosexual.
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Is Krypton actually green?

Kryptonite is described as a radioactive solid of varying colors, from red to green to black. Krypton, as has been established, is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas.
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Is Kryptonite and Krypton the same?

Despite its name, Kryptonite is not made of the element Krypton. There are a number of versions of Kryptonite over the seven decades Superman has existed, but no matter when it is described, it is almost never composed entirely of the noble gas, Krypton.
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Can Superman be immune to Kryptonite?

That being said, the very fact that none of the different varieties of Kryptonite could affect Superman in this dimension revealed that Superman could potentially become immune to all forms of Kryptonite by simply moving to this dimension - or a similar one where Kryptonite radiation was too out-of-sync with his unique ...
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Can Superman have a child with a human?

In some stories, Superman is a father: he has a son with Lois in the 2006 movie Superman Returns, for example, and is expecting a baby with Wonder Woman in the comic Kingdom Come. But in other series, Superman can't have kids, and explanations often cite DNA from humans and Kryptonians as being "incompatible".
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Is everyone on Krypton as strong as Superman?

Superman, Supergirl, Krypto and General Zod are all examples of Kryptonians living on Earth. While living on Krypton, or any planet under a red star, Kryptonians seem relatively just as physically powerful as normal humans, but have highly advanced technology which allows them to control their world.
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Can humans live on Krypton?

Other than that, the radiant energy of a star does nothing for human beings as we know them. Detailed Answer: Humans unlike native Kryptonians are not physically adapted to live on heavy gravity worlds such as Krypton, nor are we genetically designed for superhuman abilities under the radiation of non-red stars.
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Is Kryptonite real mineral?

It's not green and it doesn't glow, but a mineral discovered in a Serbian mine has the same chemical composition as Kryptonite, the cartoon-conceived bane of Superman.
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Is Kryptonite a crystal?

In the weird world of comic books, kryptonite was a glowing green crystal capable of stripping Superman, of his powers. But now a real-life crystal made from the gas element krypton could be created for the first time after scientists discovered how to synthesise it.
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Is there purple Kryptonite?

See also: Kryptonite. Purple Kryptonite was a type of Kryptonite that was purple in color. Its' effects on Superman or other Kryptonians was never revealed, but it's presumably the same as Green Kryptonite.
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What is black Kryptonite?

Black Kryptonite is a Varietal of Kryptonite, made by heating Green Kryptonite to extreme temperatures. It can split Kryptonians into two separate beings, made up of that person's good side and his or her evil side.
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What is red Kryptonite?

Red Kryptonite is a varietal of Kryptonite. It has various effects on Kryptonians. In the Silver Age comics and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, it has a different effect each exposure to the Kryptonian; in Smallville, it removes their inhibitions.
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What is the rarest gas on Earth?

Xenon is rare with only 90 gram out of 1 million kilograms of the Earth's atmosphere.
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What is gold Kryptonite?

Gold Kryptonite is a rare form of Kryptonite that can negate a Kryptonian's healing factor under a yellow sun, and can potentially remove their powers forever. It sometimes colloquially referred to as "Gold K".
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What is Batman's weakness?

Batman's greatest weaknesses such as his humanity, vulnerability, and moralities - while weakening him - are also his greatest strengths. Batman is not a one-dimensional character, which is what has always made his history and stories in DC Comics' the greatest.
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What does blue Kryptonite do?

Blue Kryptonite strips super-powered Kryptonians of all their abilities, making them mortal and, thus, susceptible to damage and pain as with any human. It is possible that the substance does this by turning off the manifestation of genes that allow Kryptonians to process sunlight while in contact with it.
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What does white Kryptonite do?

White Kryptonite kills any and all plant life that it comes into contact with. If Poison Ivy knew that you were carrying White Kryptonite, she would do all in her power to bring you to your untimely, plant-killing end. So we recommend not juggling the White Kryptonite any time soon!
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What does each color of Kryptonite do?

There was Red Kryptonite, which caused aggressive and odd behavior, White Kryptonite that killed plants, Blue Kryptonite which affected Bizarro Kryptonians, Red-Gold to remove memories, Black which split people into good and evil selves, Jewel, Magno, Anti, X…you name it.
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