1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
1.2 Group Number
1.3 Period Number
1.4 Block
1.5 Element Family
1.6 CAS Number
74405867440097
7429905
54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
1.8 Space Group Number
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
- In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
- Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
2.2 Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining
Found in Minerals, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Humphry Davy
2.3.2 Discovery
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %3 * 10-4 %
5E-09
0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~0.0004 %
1E-08
0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
- It has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
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It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
- 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.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
NA
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NA1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
3.2.4 In Bone
NA2,100.00 p.p.m.
0
170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
2,150.00 °C63.65 °C
27
3410
4.2 Boiling Point
5,400.00 °C774.00 °C
147
5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
4.3.2 Color
4.3.3 Luster
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
1,450.00 MPa0.36 MPa
0.14
3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
4.5 Speed of Sound
3,010.00 m/s2,000.00 m/s
818
16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
4.6.2 Reflectivity
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol418.80 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,440.00 kJ/mol3,052.00 kJ/mol
710.2162
28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,250.00 kJ/mol4,420.00 kJ/mol
1600
34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,216.00 kJ/mol5,877.00 kJ/mol
2780
37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA7,975.00 kJ/mol
4305.2
97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA9,590.00 kJ/mol
5715.8
105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA11,343.00 kJ/mol
7226.8
114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA14,944.00 kJ/mol
8857.4
125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA16,963.70 kJ/mol
14110
134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA48,610.00 kJ/mol
17100
144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA54,490.00 kJ/mol
19900
169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NA60,730.00 kJ/mol
22219
189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NA68,950.00 kJ/mol
26930
76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NA75,900.00 kJ/mol
29196
86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NA83,080.00 kJ/mol
41987
97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NA93,400.00 kJ/mol
47206
109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NA99,710.00 kJ/mol
52737
122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.66 g/amp-hr1.46 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2
[Ar] 4s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
159.00 pm227.00 pm
112
265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
175.00 pm203.00 pm
96
260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm275.00 pm
139
348
6.6 Atomic Weight
178.49 amu39.10 amu
6.94
294
6.7 Atomic Volume
13.60 cm3/mol45.46 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
81.00 (-eV)10.40 (-eV)
8
392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
319.64 pm532.80 pm
228.58
891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
13.31 g/cm30.86 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.00 g/cm30.83 g/cm3
0.512
20
7.2 Tensile Strength
7.3 Viscosity
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa1.30 GPa
1.3
222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa3.10 GPa
1.6
462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
78.00 GPa3.53 GPa
1.7
528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
8.1.4 Susceptibility
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
8.2.2 Resistivity
331.00 nΩ·m72.00 nΩ·m
0.18
961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω0.14 106/cm Ω
0.00666
0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol48.40 kJ/mol
0
222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)0.75 J/(kg K)
0.11
3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.73 J/mol·K29.60 J/mol·K
16.443
62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
23.00 W/m·K102.50 W/m·K
6.3
429
9.4 Critical Temperature
9.5 Thermal Expansion
5.90 µm/(m·K)83.30 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
661.10 kJ/mol77.50 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
25.10 kJ/mol2.32 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
703.00 kJ/mol89.50 kJ/mol
61.5
837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
43.60 J/mol.K64.70 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1