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Cesium vs Potassium

Cesium
Potassium
Potassium vs Cesium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Cs  
K  
Group Number
1  
17
1  
17
Period Number
6  
4  
Block
s block  
s block  
Element Family
Alkali  
Alkali  
CAS Number
7440462  
40
7440097  
99+
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  
Space Group Number
229.00  
2
229.00  
2
Facts
Interesting Facts
Cesium is the most alkaline metal and is used in atomic clocks.  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff  
Humphry Davy  
Discovery
In 1860  
In 1807  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
10
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
20
0.00 %  
9
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
38
0.07 %  
9
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
35
1.50 %  
6
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
17
0.04 %  
3
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
20
0.20 %  
3
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
  • In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
  
  • 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.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Other Uses
Alloys  
-  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Mildly Toxic  
Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
28
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
2
In Bone
0.05 p.p.m.  
31
2,100.00 p.p.m.  
3
Physical
Melting Point
28.50 °C  
99+
63.65 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
678.40 °C  
99+
774.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery Gold  
Silvery Gray  
Luster
-  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
0.40  
25
Brinell Hardness
0.14 MPa  
99+
0.36 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
0.14 MPa  
99+
100.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
1,630.00 m/s  
99+
2,000.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.93  
17
1.33  
99+
Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
72.00 %  
11
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Cs  
K  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
36  
3
20  
19
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.79  
99+
0.82  
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
0.22  
99+
0.45  
99+
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
0.91  
40
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.62  
99+
0.73  
99+
Allen Electronegativity
0.66  
99+
0.73  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.21  
2
3.18  
3
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
418.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
2,234.30 kJ/mol  
8
3,052.00 kJ/mol  
5
3rd Energy Level
3,400.00 kJ/mol  
16
4,420.00 kJ/mol  
8
4th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
5,877.00 kJ/mol  
18
5th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,975.00 kJ/mol  
14
6th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,590.00 kJ/mol  
19
7th Energy level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,343.00 kJ/mol  
17
8th Energy Level
3,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14,944.00 kJ/mol  
13
9th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,963.70 kJ/mol  
15
10th Energy Level
3,757.00 kJ/mol  
99+
48,610.00 kJ/mol  
3
11th Energy Level
3,757.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,490.00 kJ/mol  
4
12th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,730.00 kJ/mol  
15
13th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
68,950.00 kJ/mol  
4
14th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
75,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
15th Energy Level
37,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
83,080.00 kJ/mol  
13
16th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
93,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
17th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
99,710.00 kJ/mol  
8
18th Energy Level
3,757.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
375.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
375.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
4.96 g/amp-hr  
3
1.46 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
2.14 eV  
99+
2.30 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
55  
99+
19  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s1  
[Ar] 4s1  
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
55  
99+
19  
99+
Number of Neutrons
78  
99+
20  
99+
Number of Electrons
55  
99+
19  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
265.00 pm  
2
227.00 pm  
4
Covalent Radius
244.00 pm  
2
203.00 pm  
9
Van der Waals Radius
343.00 pm  
2
275.00 pm  
7
Atomic Weight
132.91 amu  
99+
39.10 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
71.07 cm3/mol  
1
45.46 cm3/mol  
4
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
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Tin
  
Aluminium
  
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Barium
  
Calcium
  
Valence Electron Potential
8.62 (-eV)  
99+
10.40 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
614.10 pm  
5
532.80 pm  
13
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.87  
3
1.69  
10
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.93 g/cm3  
99+
0.86 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.84 g/cm3  
99+
0.83 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
15.00 MPa  
99+
16.00 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
9
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
16
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
34
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
1.30 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
1.60 GPa  
99+
3.10 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
1.70 GPa  
99+
3.53 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.35  
9
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
1.87  
99+
0.86  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
13
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
23
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
205.00 nΩ·m  
17
72.00 nΩ·m  
37
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
40
0.14 106/cm Ω  
16
Electron Affinity
45.50 kJ/mol  
30
48.40 kJ/mol  
27
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23
0.75 J/(kg K)  
6
Molar Heat Capacity
32.21 J/mol·K  
6
29.60 J/mol·K  
8
Thermal Conductivity
35.90 W/m·K  
37
102.50 W/m·K  
15
Critical Temperature
1,938.00 K  
22
2,223.00 K  
14
Thermal Expansion
97.00 µm/(m·K)  
1
83.30 µm/(m·K)  
3
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
65.90 kJ/mol  
99+
77.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.10 kJ/mol  
99+
2.32 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
78.20 kJ/mol  
99+
89.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
85.20 J/mol.K  
3
64.70 J/mol.K  
19
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