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Einsteinium vs Potassium

Einsteinium
Potassium
Potassium vs Einsteinium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Es  
K  
Group Number
13  
5
1  
17
Period Number
7  
4  
Block
f block  
s block  
Element Family
Actinide  
Alkali  
CAS Number
7429927  
99+
7440097  
99+
Space Group Name
-  
Im_ 3m  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
229.00  
2
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
  • Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons  
Found in Minerals, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Humphry Davy  
Discovery
In 1952  
In 1807  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
10
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
9
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.07 %  
9
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
1.50 %  
6
Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.04 %  
3
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.20 %  
3
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Einsteinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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
-  
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
-  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic  
Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
2
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
2,100.00 p.p.m.  
3
Physical
Melting Point
860.00 °C  
99+
63.65 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
996.00 °C  
99+
774.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silver  
Silvery Gray  
Luster
-  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
0.40  
25
Brinell Hardness
240.00 MPa  
99+
0.36 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
550.00 MPa  
31
100.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
2,850.00 m/s  
40
2,000.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.33  
99+
Reflectivity
63.00 %  
20
72.00 %  
11
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Es  
K  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
16  
23
20  
19
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.54  
27
0.82  
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
0.45  
99+
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
0.91  
40
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
0.73  
99+
Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
0.73  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
3.18  
3
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
418.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,052.00 kJ/mol  
5
3rd Energy Level
2,334.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,420.00 kJ/mol  
8
4th Energy Level
3,734.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,877.00 kJ/mol  
18
5th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
40
7,975.00 kJ/mol  
14
6th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,590.00 kJ/mol  
19
7th Energy level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,343.00 kJ/mol  
17
8th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14,944.00 kJ/mol  
13
9th Energy Level
4,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,963.70 kJ/mol  
15
10th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
48,610.00 kJ/mol  
3
11th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,490.00 kJ/mol  
4
12th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
12
60,730.00 kJ/mol  
15
13th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
39
68,950.00 kJ/mol  
4
14th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
28
75,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
15th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
40
83,080.00 kJ/mol  
13
16th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
30
93,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
17th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
99,710.00 kJ/mol  
8
18th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
38
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
40
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
40
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
4.74 g/amp-hr  
5
1.46 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
2.30 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
99  
19
19  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f11 7s2  
[Ar] 4s1  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Einsteinium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
99  
19
19  
99+
Number of Neutrons
153  
10
20  
99+
Number of Electrons
99  
19
19  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
227.00 pm  
4
Covalent Radius
186.00 pm  
21
203.00 pm  
9
Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
275.00 pm  
7
Atomic Weight
252.00 amu  
16
39.10 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
17.04 cm3/mol  
99+
45.46 cm3/mol  
4
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Californium
  
Aluminium
  
Next Element
Fermium
  
Calcium
  
Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
10.40 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
582.00 pm  
8
532.80 pm  
13
Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.29  
99+
1.69  
10
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.84 g/cm3  
99+
0.86 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.84 g/cm3  
99+
0.83 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
0.10 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)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
34
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
1.30 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
3.10 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
3.53 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.33  
11
0.35  
9
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
8.84  
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
-  
Conductor  
Resistivity
6.30 nΩ·m  
99+
72.00 nΩ·m  
37
Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
15
0.14 106/cm Ω  
16
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
48.40 kJ/mol  
27
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.75 J/(kg K)  
6
Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
29.60 J/mol·K  
8
Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
102.50 W/m·K  
15
Critical Temperature
1,133.00 K  
99+
2,223.00 K  
14
Thermal Expansion
13.50 µm/(m·K)  
33
83.30 µm/(m·K)  
3
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
323.80 kJ/mol  
99+
77.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
14.80 kJ/mol  
24
2.32 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
89.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
63.00 J/mol.K  
24
64.70 J/mol.K  
19
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