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Palladium vs Potassium


Potassium vs Palladium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pd   
K   

Group Number
10   
8
1   
17

Period Number
5   
4   

Block
d block   
s block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Alkali   

CAS Number
7440053   
99+
7440097   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

Sources
Ores of metals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %   
24
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.07 %   
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
1.50 %   
6

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.04 %   
3

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.20 %   
2

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
  
  • 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
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry   
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
2

In Bone
Not Available   
2,100.00 p.p.m.   
3

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,554.90 °C   
22
63.65 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C   
33
774.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.75   
9
0.40   
23

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa   
33
0.36 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
121.00 MPa   
36
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/s   
26
2,000.00 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.72   
1
Not Available   

Reflectivity
84.00 %   
4
Not Available   

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Pd   
K   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
38   
1
20   
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20   
4
0.82   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.45   
31

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.35   
21
0.91   
39

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.73   
23

Allen Electronegativity
1.59   
22
0.73   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80   
99+
3.18   
3

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.23 kJ/mol   
99+
418.80 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol   
2
3,052.00 kJ/mol   
5

3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol   
3
4,420.00 kJ/mol   
8

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,877.00 kJ/mol   
9

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
7,975.00 kJ/mol   
8

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
9,590.00 kJ/mol   
13

7th Energy level
Not Available   
11,343.00 kJ/mol   
17

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,944.00 kJ/mol   
13

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
16,963.70 kJ/mol   
15

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
48,610.00 kJ/mol   
3

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
54,490.00 kJ/mol   
4

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
60,730.00 kJ/mol   
4

13th Energy Level
Not Available   
68,950.00 kJ/mol   
4

14th Energy Level
Not Available   
75,900.00 kJ/mol   
5

15th Energy Level
Not Available   
83,080.00 kJ/mol   
6

16th Energy Level
Not Available   
93,400.00 kJ/mol   
7

17th Energy Level
Not Available   
99,710.00 kJ/mol   
8

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.99 g/amp-hr   
30
1.46 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
5.12 eV   
3
2.30 eV   
99+

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
46   
99+
19   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10   
[Ar] 4s1   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
46   
99+
19   
99+

Number of Neutrons
60   
99+
20   
99+

Number of Electrons
46   
99+
19   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm   
40
227.00 pm   
3

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm   
99+
203.00 pm   
9

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm   
40
275.00 pm   
5

Atomic Weight
106.42 amu   
99+
39.10 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
8.90 cm3/mol   
99+
45.46 cm3/mol   
3

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhodium
  
Aluminium
  

Next Element
Silver
  
Calcium
  

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

Lattice Constant
389.07 pm   
25
532.80 pm   
12

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.02 g/cm3   
29
0.86 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.38 g/cm3   
17
0.83 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
27
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
30
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa   
17
1.30 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa   
9
3.10 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
121.00 GPa   
16
3.53 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.39   
5
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.02   
21
0.86   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
105.40 nΩ·m   
29
72.00 nΩ·m   
37

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω   
22
0.14 106/cm Ω   
14

Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol   
17
48.40 kJ/mol   
22

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)   
23
0.75 J/(kg K)   
6

Molar Heat Capacity
25.98 J/mol·K   
33
29.60 J/mol·K   
6

Thermal Conductivity
71.80 W/m·K   
23
102.50 W/m·K   
15

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
2,223.00 K   
3

Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33
83.30 µm/(m·K)   
3

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
376.60 kJ/mol   
19
77.50 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.74 kJ/mol   
18
2.32 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
393.30 kJ/mol   
22
89.50 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
37.60 J/mol.K   
40
64.70 J/mol.K   
18

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