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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ni
K
1.2 Group Number
101
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
44
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
s block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Alkali
1.6 CAS Number
74400207440097
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
225.00229.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • After iron, Zinc metal the second most abundant element in the earth crust.
  • 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, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
Humphry Davy
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1751
In 1807
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-3 %3 * 10-4 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.008 %~0.0004 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.30 %0.07 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %1.50 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.04 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %0.20 %
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • It has corrosion resistance and hence it is used to plate other metals.
  • Its alloys are very useful; Nichrome alloy is used in the hot coil of toasters and electric oven.
  • 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
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
NA
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.05 Blood/mg dm-31,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.70 p.p.m.2,100.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,453.00 °C63.65 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,732.00 °C774.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silver
Silvery Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
4.000.40
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
667.00 MPa0.36 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
638.00 MPaNA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
4,900.00 m/s2,000.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
72.00 %NA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
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
Ni
K
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2520
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.910.82
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.940.45
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.750.91
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA0.73
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.880.73
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.093.18
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol418.80 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,753.00 kJ/mol3,052.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
3,395.00 kJ/mol4,420.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
5,300.00 kJ/mol5,877.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
7,339.00 kJ/mol7,975.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/mol9,590.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
12,800.00 kJ/mol11,343.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
15,600.00 kJ/mol14,944.00 kJ/mol
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
18,600.00 kJ/mol16,963.70 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
21,670.00 kJ/mol48,610.00 kJ/mol
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
30,970.00 kJ/mol54,490.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
34,000.00 kJ/mol60,730.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
37,100.00 kJ/mol68,950.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
41,500.00 kJ/mol75,900.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
44,800.00 kJ/mol83,080.00 kJ/mol
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
48,100.00 kJ/mol93,400.00 kJ/mol
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
55,101.00 kJ/mol99,710.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
58,570.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
148,700.00 kJ/molNA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
159,000.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
169,400.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
182,700.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
194,000.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.10 g/amp-hr1.46 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
5.15 eV2.30 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
2819
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d8 4s2 Or [Ar] 3d9 4s1
[Ar] 4s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
2819
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
3120
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
2819
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
124.00 pm227.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
124.00 pm203.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm275.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
58.69 amu39.10 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
6.59 cm3/mol45.46 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
42.00 (-eV)10.40 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
352.40 pm532.80 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
8.91 g/cm30.86 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.81 g/cm30.83 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
345.00 MPaNA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
19.50 (Pa)NA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
76.00 GPa1.30 GPa
Palladium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa3.10 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
200.00 GPa3.53 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.31NA
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
8.900.86
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
0.00 H/mNA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
600.00NA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
69.30 nΩ·m72.00 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω0.14 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
112.00 kJ/mol48.40 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)0.75 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.07 J/mol·K29.60 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
90.90 W/m·K102.50 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NA2,223.00 K
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)83.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
371.80 kJ/mol77.50 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
17.57 kJ/mol2.32 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
422.60 kJ/mol89.50 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
29.90 J/mol.K64.70 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1