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Mercury vs Potassium

Mercury
Potassium
Potassium vs Mercury


Periodic Table
Symbol
Hg  
K  
Group Number
12  
6
1  
17
Period Number
6  
4  
Block
d block  
s block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkali  
CAS Number
7439976  
99+
7440097  
99+
Space Group Name
R_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  
Space Group Number
166.00  
9
229.00  
2
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
Sources
Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians  
Humphry Davy  
Discovery
Before 2000 BCE  
In 1807  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.09 %  
2
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
0.05 %  
9
1.50 %  
6
Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.04 %  
3
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.20 %  
3
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  
  • 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
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  
Medical Uses
Dentistry  
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
23
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
2
In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.  
23
2,100.00 p.p.m.  
3
Physical
Melting Point
-38.83 °C  
99+
63.65 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
356.58 °C  
99+
774.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Liquid  
Solid  
Color
Silver  
Silvery Gray  
Luster
-  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
0.40  
25
Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa  
99+
0.36 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
0.00 MPa  
99+
100.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
1,451.40 m/s  
99+
2,000.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.33  
99+
Reflectivity
73.00 %  
10
72.00 %  
11
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Hg  
K  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
34  
5
20  
19
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
2.00  
8
0.82  
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
0.45  
99+
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44  
18
0.91  
40
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.81  
17
0.73  
99+
Allen Electronegativity
1.44  
34
0.73  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
3.18  
3
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
4
418.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,810.00 kJ/mol  
21
3,052.00 kJ/mol  
5
3rd Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
20
4,420.00 kJ/mol  
8
4th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
99+
5,877.00 kJ/mol  
18
5th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,975.00 kJ/mol  
14
6th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,590.00 kJ/mol  
19
7th Energy level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,343.00 kJ/mol  
17
8th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14,944.00 kJ/mol  
13
9th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,963.70 kJ/mol  
15
10th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
48,610.00 kJ/mol  
3
11th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,490.00 kJ/mol  
4
12th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,730.00 kJ/mol  
15
13th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
68,950.00 kJ/mol  
4
14th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
75,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
15th Energy Level
100,700.00 kJ/mol  
1
83,080.00 kJ/mol  
13
16th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
93,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
17th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
24
99,710.00 kJ/mol  
8
18th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
20
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
11
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
33
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
8
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
36
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
2
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
5
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
6
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.74 g/amp-hr  
10
1.46 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.49 eV  
20
2.30 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
80  
36
19  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2  
[Ar] 4s1  
Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
80  
36
19  
99+
Number of Neutrons
121  
23
20  
99+
Number of Electrons
80  
36
19  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
227.00 pm  
4
Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
203.00 pm  
9
Van der Waals Radius
155.00 pm  
99+
275.00 pm  
7
Atomic Weight
200.59 amu  
32
39.10 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
14.82 cm3/mol  
99+
45.46 cm3/mol  
4
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Gold
  
Aluminium
  
Next Element
Thallium
  
Calcium
  
Valence Electron Potential
28.20 (-eV)  
99+
10.40 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
300.50 pm  
99+
532.80 pm  
13
Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
0.42  
99+
1.69  
10
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3  
25
0.86 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.55 g/cm3  
27
0.83 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
15.00 MPa  
99+
16.00 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
4
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)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
34
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
1.30 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
25.00 GPa  
99+
3.10 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
45.00 GPa  
99+
3.53 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.35  
9
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
13.53  
27
0.86  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
13
Susceptibility
0.00  
20
0.00  
23
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
961.00 nΩ·m  
1
72.00 nΩ·m  
37
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
16
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
48.40 kJ/mol  
27
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)  
39
0.75 J/(kg K)  
6
Molar Heat Capacity
27.98 J/mol·K  
16
29.60 J/mol·K  
8
Thermal Conductivity
8.30 W/m·K  
99+
102.50 W/m·K  
15
Critical Temperature
1,750.00 K  
33
2,223.00 K  
14
Thermal Expansion
60.40 µm/(m·K)  
5
83.30 µm/(m·K)  
3
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
56.90 kJ/mol  
99+
77.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.29 kJ/mol  
99+
2.32 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
61.50 kJ/mol  
99+
89.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
75.80 J/mol.K  
6
64.70 J/mol.K  
19
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