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Livermorium vs Potassium


Potassium vs Livermorium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lv  
K  

Group Number
16  
2
1  
17

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
p block  
s block  

Element Family
Probably Post-​Transition  
Alkali  

CAS Number
54100719  
3
7440097  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
Livermorium was first synthesized in 2000 by a joint Russian-American research team.  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  
Humphry Davy  

Discovery
In 2000  
In 1807  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.07 %  
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
1.50 %  
6

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.04 %  
3

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.20 %  
3

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Livermorium 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
Research Purposes  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
2

In Bone
0.50 p.p.m.  
22
2,100.00 p.p.m.  
3

Physical

Melting Point
-  
63.65 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,500.00 °C  
18
774.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
0.40  
25

Brinell Hardness
350.00 MPa  
36
0.36 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
100.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
4,600.00 m/s  
21
2,000.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.33  
99+

Reflectivity
66.00 %  
17
72.00 %  
11

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lv  
K  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
5  
32
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00  
8
0.82  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
0.45  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.90  
1
0.91  
40

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
0.73  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.90  
8
0.73  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
3.18  
3

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
723.60 kJ/mol  
28
418.80 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,331.50 kJ/mol  
99+
3,052.00 kJ/mol  
5

3rd Energy Level
2,846.30 kJ/mol  
35
4,420.00 kJ/mol  
8

4th Energy Level
3,811.20 kJ/mol  
99+
5,877.00 kJ/mol  
18

5th Energy Level
6,078.60 kJ/mol  
99+
7,975.00 kJ/mol  
14

6th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,590.00 kJ/mol  
19

7th Energy level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
38
11,343.00 kJ/mol  
17

8th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
34
14,944.00 kJ/mol  
13

9th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
31
16,963.70 kJ/mol  
15

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
48,610.00 kJ/mol  
3

11th Energy Level
6,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,490.00 kJ/mol  
4

12th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,730.00 kJ/mol  
15

13th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
30
68,950.00 kJ/mol  
4

14th Energy Level
1,168.00 kJ/mol  
99+
75,900.00 kJ/mol  
5

15th Energy Level
70,900.00 kJ/mol  
26
83,080.00 kJ/mol  
13

16th Energy Level
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
93,400.00 kJ/mol  
7

17th Energy Level
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
23
99,710.00 kJ/mol  
8

18th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
32
4,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
1,169.70 kJ/mol  
13
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
15
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
370.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
548.90 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
27
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
26
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
26
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
31
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
32
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
26
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
1.46 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
2.30 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization  
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
116  
2
19  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4  
[Ar] 4s1  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Livermorium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
116  
2
19  
99+

Number of Neutrons
160  
5
20  
99+

Number of Electrons
116  
2
19  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
183.00 pm  
12
227.00 pm  
4

Covalent Radius
183.00 pm  
22
203.00 pm  
9

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
275.00 pm  
7

Atomic Weight
293.00 amu  
2
39.10 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
22.90 cm3/mol  
16
45.46 cm3/mol  
4

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Moscovium
  
Aluminium
  

Next Element
No Next Element  
Calcium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
10.40 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
362.15 pm  
36
532.80 pm  
13

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
22
1.69  
10

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.90 g/cm3  
28
0.86 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.90 g/cm3  
30
0.83 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
16.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
9

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
34

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
28.50 GPa  
30
1.30 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
42.00 GPa  
34
3.10 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
12.50 GPa  
99+
3.53 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.00  
34
0.86  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
23

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.50 nΩ·m  
99+
72.00 nΩ·m  
37

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
16

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
48.40 kJ/mol  
27

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.75 J/(kg K)  
6

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
29.60 J/mol·K  
8

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
102.50 W/m·K  
15

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
2,223.00 K  
14

Thermal Expansion
9.70 µm/(m·K)  
99+
83.30 µm/(m·K)  
3

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
722.00 kJ/mol  
3
77.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
2.32 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
380.50 kJ/mol  
32
89.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
50.20 J/mol.K  
99+
64.70 J/mol.K  
19

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