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Californium Potassium Comparison

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cf
K
1.2 Group Number
NA1
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.4 Period Number
74
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.5 Block
f block
s block
1.6 Element Family
Actinide
Alkali
1.7 CAS Number
74407137440097
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.8 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Im_ 3m
1.9 Space Group Number
194.00229.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
2.2 Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Found in Minerals, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Humphry Davy
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1950
In 1807
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA3 * 10-4 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
3.1.3 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0004 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
3.1.6 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.07 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
3.2.3 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA1.50 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
3.2.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.04 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
3.2.6 Abundance In Humans
NA0.20 %
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
  • It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
  • Potassium’s compounds are in high demand for their application in Fertilizer manufacturing.
  • Potassium carbonate is used in glass manufacturing and Potassium carbonate in manufacturing detergent and body wash.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Pharmaceutical Industry
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
NA
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-31,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
5.1.1 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.2,100.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
6 Physical
6.1 Melting Point
900.00 °C63.65 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
6.3 Boiling Point
1,470.00 °C774.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
6.5 Appearance
6.5.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
6.5.2 Color
Silver
Silvery Gray
6.5.3 Luster
NA
NA
6.6 Hardness
6.6.1 Mohs Hardness
3.000.40
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
6.7.1 Brinell Hardness
NA0.36 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
6.8.2 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
6.9 Speed of Sound
NA2,000.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
6.10 Optical Properties
6.10.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
6.10.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
6.12 Allotropes
6.12.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.12.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.12.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7 Chemical
7.1 Chemical Formula
Cf
K
7.2 Isotopes
7.2.1 Known Isotopes
2020
Tennessine Metal
0 38
7.3 Electronegativity
7.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.300.82
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
7.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA0.45
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
7.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.200.91
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
7.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA0.73
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
7.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA0.73
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
7.4 Electropositivity
7.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.703.18
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
7.5 Ionization Energies
7.5.1 1st Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol418.80 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
7.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,206.00 kJ/mol3,052.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
7.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,267.00 kJ/mol4,420.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
7.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,599.00 kJ/mol5,877.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
7.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA7,975.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
7.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA9,590.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
7.5.7 7th Energy level
NA11,343.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
7.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA14,944.00 kJ/mol
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
7.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA16,963.70 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
7.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA48,610.00 kJ/mol
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
7.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA54,490.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
7.5.12 12th Energy Level
NA60,730.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
7.5.13 13th Energy Level
NA68,950.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
7.5.14 14th Energy Level
NA75,900.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
7.5.15 15th Energy Level
NA83,080.00 kJ/mol
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
7.5.16 16th Energy Level
NA93,400.00 kJ/mol
Iron Metal
47206 109480
7.5.17 17th Energy Level
NA99,710.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
7.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
7.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
7.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
7.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
7.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
7.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
7.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
7.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
7.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
7.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
7.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
7.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
7.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
7.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.12 g/amp-hr1.46 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
7.7 Electron Work Function
NA2.30 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
7.8 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
8 Atomic
8.1 Atomic Number
9819
Lithium Metal
3 117
8.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
[Ar] 4s1
8.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
8.3.1 Crystal Lattice
8.4 Atom
8.4.1 Number of Protons
9819
Lithium Metal
3 117
8.4.2 Number of Neutrons
15320
Lithium Metal
4 184
8.4.3 Number of Electrons
9819
Lithium Metal
3 117
8.5 Radius of an Atom
8.5.1 Atomic Radius
186.00 pm227.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
8.5.2 Covalent Radius
NA203.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
8.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
NA275.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
8.6 Atomic Weight
251.00 amu39.10 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
8.7 Atomic Volume
NA45.46 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
8.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
8.8.1 Previous Element
8.8.2 Next Element
8.9 Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)10.40 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
8.10 Lattice Constant
338.00 pm532.80 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
8.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
8.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
9 Mechanical
9.1 Density
9.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
15.10 g/cm30.86 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
9.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA0.83 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
9.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
9.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
9.4 Vapor Pressure
9.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
9.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
9.5 Elasticity properties
9.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA1.30 GPa
Palladium
1.3 222
9.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA3.10 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
9.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA3.53 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
9.6 Poisson Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
9.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable, Sectile
NA
10 Magnetic
10.1 Magnetic Characteristics
10.1.1 Specific Gravity
15.100.86
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
10.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
10.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
10.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
10.2 Electrical Properties
10.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
10.2.2 Resistivity
NA72.00 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
10.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.14 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
10.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA48.40 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
11 Thermal
11.1 Specific Heat
NA0.75 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
11.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA29.60 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
11.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA102.50 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
11.4 Critical Temperature
NA2,223.00 K
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
11.5 Thermal Expansion
NA83.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
11.6 Enthalpy
11.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA77.50 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
11.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA2.32 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
11.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA89.50 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
11.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA64.70 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1