1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
K
1.2 Group Number
1.3 Period Number
1.4 Block
s block
1.5 Element Family
Alkali
1.6 CAS Number
7440097
Rank: 70 (Overall) ▶
7429905
54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
229.00
Rank: 1 (Overall) ▶
11
229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
- In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
- Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1807
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %
Rank: 9 (Overall) ▶
5E-09
0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %
Rank: 9 (Overall) ▶
1E-08
0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %
Rank: 9 (Overall) ▶
1.7E-07
22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %
Rank: 6 (Overall) ▶
9.9E-12
8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %
Rank: 3 (Overall) ▶
2E-23
1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.20 %
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
1E-13
1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
- 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, Chemical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.3 Other Uses
NA
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
✔
✘
83% - Alkali Metals Metals have it !
▶
3.2.3 In Blood
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
0
1970
3.2.4 In Bone
2,100.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 3 (Overall) ▶
0
170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
63.65 °C
Rank: 77 (Overall) ▶
27
3410
4.2 Boiling Point
774.00 °C
Rank: 72 (Overall) ▶
147
5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery Gray
4.3.3 Luster
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
0.40
Rank: 23 (Overall) ▶
0.2
8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
0.36 MPa
Rank: 54 (Overall) ▶
0.14
3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
121
3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
2,000.00 m/s
Rank: 45 (Overall) ▶
818
16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.000933
1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
58
97
4.7 Allotropes
✔
✘
No - Alkali Metals Metals has it !
▶
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
K
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
0.82
Rank: 51 (Overall) ▶
0.7
2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
0.45
Rank: 31 (Overall) ▶
0.22
2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.91
Rank: 39 (Overall) ▶
0.86
1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.73
Rank: 23 (Overall) ▶
0.62
2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
0.73
Rank: 45 (Overall) ▶
0.659
2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
418.80 kJ/mol
Rank: 87 (Overall) ▶
375.7
26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
3,052.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 5 (Overall) ▶
710.2162
28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
4,420.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 8 (Overall) ▶
1600
34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
5,877.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 9 (Overall) ▶
2780
37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
7,975.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 8 (Overall) ▶
4305.2
97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
9,590.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 13 (Overall) ▶
5715.8
105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
11,343.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 17 (Overall) ▶
7226.8
114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
14,944.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 13 (Overall) ▶
8857.4
125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
16,963.70 kJ/mol
Rank: 15 (Overall) ▶
14110
134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
48,610.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 3 (Overall) ▶
17100
144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
54,490.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 4 (Overall) ▶
19900
169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
60,730.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 4 (Overall) ▶
22219
189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
68,950.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 4 (Overall) ▶
26930
76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
75,900.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 5 (Overall) ▶
29196
86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
83,080.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 6 (Overall) ▶
41987
97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
93,400.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 7 (Overall) ▶
47206
109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
99,710.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 8 (Overall) ▶
52737
122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶
58570
134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶
64702
148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
80400
171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
87000
179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
93400
184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
98420
198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
104400
195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
121900
121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
127700
127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
133800
133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
139800
139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
148100
148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
154500
154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.46 g/amp-hr
Rank: 47 (Overall) ▶
0.16812
8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
2.30 eV
Rank: 44 (Overall) ▶
2.14
5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 4s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
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
227.00 pm
Rank: 3 (Overall) ▶
112
265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
203.00 pm
Rank: 9 (Overall) ▶
96
260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
275.00 pm
Rank: 5 (Overall) ▶
139
348
6.6 Atomic Weight
39.10 amu
Rank: 81 (Overall) ▶
6.94
294
6.7 Atomic Volume
45.46 cm3/mol
Rank: 3 (Overall) ▶
1.39
71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
10.40 (-eV)
Rank: 63 (Overall) ▶
8
392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
532.80 pm
Rank: 12 (Overall) ▶
228.58
891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.567
1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
0.86 g/cm3
Rank: 83 (Overall) ▶
0.534
40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.83 g/cm3
Rank: 59 (Overall) ▶
0.512
20
7.2 Tensile Strength
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
2.5
11000
7.3 Viscosity
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
0.001526
0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
2.47E-11
121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
2.62E-10
774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
1.30 GPa
Rank: 52 (Overall) ▶
1.3
222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
3.10 GPa
Rank: 48 (Overall) ▶
1.6
462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
3.53 GPa
Rank: 56 (Overall) ▶
1.7
528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
0.032
0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
0.86
Rank: 69 (Overall) ▶
0.53
4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.25643E-06
0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
-0.000166
200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
72.00 nΩ·m
Rank: 37 (Overall) ▶
0.18
961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω
Rank: 14 (Overall) ▶
0.00666
0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
48.40 kJ/mol
Rank: 22 (Overall) ▶
0
222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.75 J/(kg K)
Rank: 6 (Overall) ▶
0.11
3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
29.60 J/mol·K
Rank: 6 (Overall) ▶
16.443
62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
102.50 W/m·K
Rank: 15 (Overall) ▶
6.3
429
9.4 Critical Temperature
2,223.00 K
Rank: 3 (Overall) ▶
26.3
3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
83.30 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 3 (Overall) ▶
4.5
97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
77.50 kJ/mol
Rank: 55 (Overall) ▶
7.32
799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
2.32 kJ/mol
Rank: 60 (Overall) ▶
2.1
35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
89.50 kJ/mol
Rank: 58 (Overall) ▶
61.5
837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
64.70 J/mol.K
Rank: 18 (Overall) ▶
9.5
198.1