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Iron
Potassium
Potassium vs Iron


Periodic Table
Symbol
Fe  
K  
Group Number
8  
10
1  
17
Period Number
4  
4  
Block
d block  
s block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkali  
CAS Number
7439896  
99+
7440097  
99+
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  
Space Group Number
229.00  
2
229.00  
2
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  
  • 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  
Found in Minerals, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
-  
Humphry Davy  
Discovery
Before 5000 BC  
In 1807  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.11 %  
1
0.00 %  
10
Abundance In Sun
0.10 %  
1
0.00 %  
9
Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %  
1
0.07 %  
9
Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %  
2
1.50 %  
6
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
12
0.04 %  
3
Abundance In Humans
0.01 %  
6
0.20 %  
3
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
  
  • 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, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Other Uses
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues  
-  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
447.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
3
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
2
In Bone
380.00 p.p.m.  
5
2,100.00 p.p.m.  
3
Physical
Melting Point
1,535.00 °C  
25
63.65 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
2,750.00 °C  
39
774.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Gray  
Silvery Gray  
Luster
Metallic  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
0.40  
25
Brinell Hardness
200.00 MPa  
99+
0.36 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
608.00 MPa  
27
100.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
5,120.00 m/s  
12
2,000.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
2.60  
4
1.33  
99+
Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
72.00 %  
11
Allotropes
Yes  
No  
α Allotropes
Ferrite (alpha Iron)  
-  
β Allotropes
beta Iron  
-  
γ Allotropes
gamma Iron  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Fe  
K  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
26  
13
20  
19
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.83  
15
0.82  
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
0.45  
99+
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.64  
9
0.91  
40
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.83  
16
0.73  
99+
Allen Electronegativity
1.80  
15
0.73  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.17  
99+
3.18  
3
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol  
17
418.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,561.90 kJ/mol  
37
3,052.00 kJ/mol  
5
3rd Energy Level
2,957.00 kJ/mol  
29
4,420.00 kJ/mol  
8
4th Energy Level
5,290.00 kJ/mol  
25
5,877.00 kJ/mol  
18
5th Energy Level
7,240.00 kJ/mol  
25
7,975.00 kJ/mol  
14
6th Energy Level
9,560.00 kJ/mol  
20
9,590.00 kJ/mol  
19
7th Energy level
12,060.00 kJ/mol  
15
11,343.00 kJ/mol  
17
8th Energy Level
14,580.00 kJ/mol  
14
14,944.00 kJ/mol  
13
9th Energy Level
22,540.00 kJ/mol  
5
16,963.70 kJ/mol  
15
10th Energy Level
25,290.00 kJ/mol  
8
48,610.00 kJ/mol  
3
11th Energy Level
28,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
54,490.00 kJ/mol  
4
12th Energy Level
31,920.00 kJ/mol  
31
60,730.00 kJ/mol  
15
13th Energy Level
34,830.00 kJ/mol  
9
68,950.00 kJ/mol  
4
14th Energy Level
37,840.00 kJ/mol  
11
75,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
15th Energy Level
44,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
83,080.00 kJ/mol  
13
16th Energy Level
47,206.00 kJ/mol  
99+
93,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
17th Energy Level
122,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
99,710.00 kJ/mol  
8
18th Energy Level
131,000.00 kJ/mol  
2
4,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
140,500.00 kJ/mol  
3
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
152,600.00 kJ/mol  
5
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
163,000.00 kJ/mol  
5
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
173,600.00 kJ/mol  
4
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
188,100.00 kJ/mol  
4
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
195,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
762.00 kJ/mol  
15
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol  
15
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol  
14
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol  
20
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol  
20
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
762.00 kJ/mol  
15
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.69 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.46 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.70 eV  
15
2.30 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
26  
99+
19  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d6 4s2  
[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
26  
99+
19  
99+
Number of Neutrons
30  
99+
20  
99+
Number of Electrons
26  
99+
19  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
126.00 pm  
99+
227.00 pm  
4
Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
203.00 pm  
9
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
275.00 pm  
7
Atomic Weight
55.85 amu  
99+
39.10 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
45.46 cm3/mol  
4
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Manganese
  
Aluminium
  
Next Element
Cobalt
  
Calcium
  
Valence Electron Potential
67.00 (-eV)  
20
10.40 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
286.65 pm  
99+
532.80 pm  
13
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.35  
99+
1.69  
10
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
7.87 g/cm3  
99+
0.86 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.98 g/cm3  
99+
0.83 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
11,000.00 MPa  
1
16.00 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
19
0.00  
9
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
16
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
36.80 (Pa)  
5
0.00 (Pa)  
34
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
82.00 GPa  
11
1.30 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
170.00 GPa  
10
3.10 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
211.00 GPa  
9
3.53 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.29  
15
0.35  
9
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
7.20  
99+
0.86  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.01 H/m  
1
0.00 H/m  
13
Susceptibility
200,000.00  
1
0.00  
23
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
96.10 nΩ·m  
32
72.00 nΩ·m  
37
Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
24
0.14 106/cm Ω  
16
Electron Affinity
15.70 kJ/mol  
40
48.40 kJ/mol  
27
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)  
13
0.75 J/(kg K)  
6
Molar Heat Capacity
25.10 J/mol·K  
99+
29.60 J/mol·K  
8
Thermal Conductivity
80.40 W/m·K  
22
102.50 W/m·K  
15
Critical Temperature
1,811.00 K  
29
2,223.00 K  
14
Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+
83.30 µm/(m·K)  
3
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
351.00 kJ/mol  
33
77.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
14.90 kJ/mol  
23
2.32 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
414.20 kJ/mol  
24
89.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K  
99+
64.70 J/mol.K  
19
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