Symbol
✔
✘
✔
✘
Group Number
31
0
17
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Period Number
74
2
7
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Block
f block
s block
Element Family
Actinide
Alkali
CAS Number
100281457440097
7429905
54386242
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Space Group Name
-
Im_ 3m
Space Group Number
194.00229.00
11
276
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Interesting Facts
- The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
- No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
- In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
- Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Humphry Davy
Discovery
In 1966
In 1807
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
-0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
-0.00 %
0
0.1
👆🏻
Abundance In Meteorites
-0.07 %
0
22
👆🏻
Abundance In Earth's Crust
-1.50 %
1E-37
8.1
👆🏻
Abundance In Oceans
-0.04 %
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
-0.20 %
0
1.4
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Nobelium 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
✔
✘
✔
✘
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-31,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
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In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.2,100.00 p.p.m.
0
170000
👆🏻
Melting Point
827.00 °C63.65 °C
-38.83
3410
👆🏻
Boiling Point
2,600.00 °C774.00 °C
0
5660
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Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
-
Silvery Gray
Luster
Unknown Luster
-
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
-0.40
0.2
8.5
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Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa0.36 MPa
0.14
3490
👆🏻
Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa100.00 MPa
0
3920
👆🏻
Speed of Sound
1,100.00 m/s2,000.00 m/s
818
16200
👆🏻
Optical Properties
Refractive Index
1.301.33
0.155
3.41
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Reflectivity
61.00 %72.00 %
5
97
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Allotropes
✔
✘
✔
✘
α Allotropes
-
-
β Allotropes
-
-
γ Allotropes
-
-
Chemical Formula
✔
✘
✔
✘
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
1320
0
38
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Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
1.300.82
0
2.6
👆🏻
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.300.45
0.22
2.56
👆🏻
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.200.91
0.86
1.9
👆🏻
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.300.73
0.62
2.48
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Allen Electronegativity
1.100.73
0.659
2.7
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Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
2.703.18
1.46
3.3
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Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
642.00 kJ/mol418.80 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
👆🏻
2nd Energy Level
1,254.00 kJ/mol3,052.00 kJ/mol
392.8
28750
👆🏻
3rd Energy Level
2,643.00 kJ/mol4,420.00 kJ/mol
392.8
34230
👆🏻
4th Energy Level
3,956.00 kJ/mol5,877.00 kJ/mol
375.7
37066
👆🏻
5th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol7,975.00 kJ/mol
392
97510
👆🏻
6th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol9,590.00 kJ/mol
1007
105800
👆🏻
7th Energy level
6,270.00 kJ/mol11,343.00 kJ/mol
1007
114300
👆🏻
8th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol14,944.00 kJ/mol
730
125300
👆🏻
9th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol16,963.70 kJ/mol
1007
134700
👆🏻
10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol48,610.00 kJ/mol
392
144300
👆🏻
11th Energy Level
6,420.00 kJ/mol54,490.00 kJ/mol
392
169988
👆🏻
12th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol60,730.00 kJ/mol
0
189368
👆🏻
13th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol68,950.00 kJ/mol
1007
76015
👆🏻
14th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol75,900.00 kJ/mol
380
86450
👆🏻
15th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol83,080.00 kJ/mol
33000
100700
👆🏻
16th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol93,400.00 kJ/mol
375.7
109480
👆🏻
17th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol99,710.00 kJ/mol
375.7
122200
👆🏻
18th Energy Level
3,500.00 kJ/mol4,196.00 kJ/mol
0
134810
👆🏻
19th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol419.20 kJ/mol
375.7
148700
👆🏻
20th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol419.00 kJ/mol
0
171200
👆🏻
21st Energy Level
917.00 kJ/mol419.20 kJ/mol
375.7
179100
👆🏻
22nd Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol419.00 kJ/mol
330
184900
👆🏻
23rd Energy Level
6,410.00 kJ/mol419.20 kJ/mol
357.6
198800
👆🏻
24th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol419.20 kJ/mol
297.3
195200
👆🏻
25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol419.20 kJ/mol
0
121900
👆🏻
26th Energy Level
601.20 kJ/mol419.20 kJ/mol
357.6
127700
👆🏻
27th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol419.20 kJ/mol
0
133800
👆🏻
28th Energy Level
641.60 kJ/mol419.20 kJ/mol
297.3
139800
👆🏻
29th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol419.20 kJ/mol
0
148100
👆🏻
30th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol419.00 kJ/mol
0
154500
👆🏻
Electrochemical Equivalent
4.83 g/amp-hr1.46 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
👆🏻
Electron Work Function
4.90 eV2.30 eV
2.14
6
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Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
Atomic Number
10219
3
117
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Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2
[Ar] 4s1
Crystal Structure
Not Known
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
Atom
Number of Protons
10219
3
117
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Number of Neutrons
15720
4
285
👆🏻
Number of Electrons
10219
3
117
👆🏻
Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
176.00 pm227.00 pm
0
348
👆🏻
Covalent Radius
157.00 pm203.00 pm
0
260
👆🏻
Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm275.00 pm
0
348
👆🏻
Atomic Weight
259.00 amu39.10 amu
6.94
294
👆🏻
Atomic Volume
19.80 cm3/mol45.46 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
👆🏻
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Previous Element
Next Element
Valence Electron Potential
26.00 (-eV)10.40 (-eV)
0
392.42
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Lattice Constant
-532.80 pm
0
891.25
👆🏻
Lattice Angles
-
π/2, π/2, π/2
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.761.69
0.423
1.9
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Density
Density At Room Temperature
9.90 g/cm30.86 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
👆🏻
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.90 g/cm30.83 g/cm3
0.512
41
👆🏻
Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa16.00 MPa
0.1
11000
👆🏻
Viscosity
0.000.00
1.5E-05
0.0035
👆🏻
Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
121
👆🏻
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
774
👆🏻
Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa1.30 GPa
1.3
222
👆🏻
Bulk Modulus
8.70 GPa3.10 GPa
0
462
👆🏻
Young's Modulus
12.30 GPa3.53 GPa
0
528
👆🏻
Poisson Ratio
0.300.35
0.032
0.47
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Other Mechanical Properties
-
-
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
9.900.86
0.53
4500
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Magnetic Ordering
-
Paramagnetic
Permeability
0.00 H/m0.00 H/m
1.25643E-06
0.0063
👆🏻
Susceptibility
0.000.00
-0.000166
200000
👆🏻
Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
-
Conductor
Resistivity
0.68 nΩ·m72.00 nΩ·m
0.1
961
👆🏻
Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω0.14 106/cm Ω
0
0.63
👆🏻
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol48.40 kJ/mol
0
222.8
👆🏻
Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)0.75 J/(kg K)
0.1
3.6
👆🏻
Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K29.60 J/mol·K
13.1
62.7
👆🏻
Thermal Conductivity
0.10 W/m·K102.50 W/m·K
0
429
👆🏻
Critical Temperature
1,100.00 K2,223.00 K
26.3
3695
👆🏻
Thermal Expansion
11.00 µm/(m·K)83.30 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
👆🏻
Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
-77.50 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Fusion
-2.32 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Atomization
390.40 kJ/mol89.50 kJ/mol
61.5
837
👆🏻
Standard Molar Entropy
63.00 J/mol.K64.70 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1
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