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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
K
In
1.2 Group Number
Tennessine Metal
1
Rank: 17 (Overall)
13
Rank: 5 (Overall)
Gadolinium Metal
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1.3 Period Number
Uranium Metal
4
Rank: 4 (Overall)
5
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Lithium Metal
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1.6 Block
s block
p block
1.7 Element Family
Alkali
Post-​Transition
1.8 CAS Number
Roentgenium Met..
7440097
Rank: 70 (Overall)
7440746
Rank: 17 (Overall)
Aluminium Metal
1.13 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
I4/mmm
1.14 Space Group Number
Sodium Metal
229.00
Rank: 1 (Overall)
139.00
Rank: 8 (Overall)
Plutonium Metal
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2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Mining, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1807
In 1863
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
Iron Metal
3 * 10-4 %
Rank: 9 (Overall)
3 * 10-8 %
Rank: 28 (Overall)
Thallium Metal
3.4.2 Abundance In Sun
Iron Metal
~0.0004 %
Rank: 9 (Overall)
~0.0000004 %
Rank: 23 (Overall)
Beryllium Metal
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3.5.2 Abundance In Meteorites
Iron Metal
0.07 %
Rank: 9 (Overall)
0.00 %
Rank: 45 (Overall)
Gold Metal
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3.7.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
Aluminium Metal
1.50 %
Rank: 6 (Overall)
0.00 %
Rank: 45 (Overall)
Radium Metal
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3.7.3 Abundance In Oceans
Sodium Metal
0.04 %
Rank: 3 (Overall)
0.00 %
Rank: 43 (Overall)
Protactinium Metal
3.7.5 Abundance In Humans
Calcium Metal
0.20 %
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Radium Metal
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4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • 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.
  • It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
  • Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
Medical Research
4.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Non Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
83% Alkali Metals Metals have it !
70% Post Transition Metals Metals have it !
4.2.3 In Blood
Sodium Metal
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Plutonium Metal
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4.2.5 In Bone
Calcium Metal
2,100.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Plutonium Metal
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6 Physical
6.1 Melting Point
Tungsten Metal
63.65 °C
Rank: 77 (Overall)
156.61 °C
Rank: 74 (Overall)
Francium Metal
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6.2 Boiling Point
Tungsten Metal
774.00 °C
Rank: 72 (Overall)
2,000.00 °C
Rank: 50 (Overall)
Flerovium Metal
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6.3 Appearance
6.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
6.3.2 Color
Silvery Gray
Silvery Gray
6.3.3 Luster
NA
Lustrous
6.4 Hardness
6.4.1 Mohs Hardness
Chromium Metal
0.40
Rank: 23 (Overall)
1.20
Rank: 20 (Overall)
Cesium Metal
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7.1.1 Brinell Hardness
Osmium Metal
0.36 MPa
Rank: 54 (Overall)
8.80 MPa
Rank: 51 (Overall)
Cesium Metal
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7.2.1 Vickers Hardness
Tungsten Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Palladium Metal
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7.5 Speed of Sound
Technetium Metal
2,000.00 m/s
Rank: 45 (Overall)
1,215.00 m/s
Rank: 51 (Overall)
Thallium Metal
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7.6 Optical Properties
7.6.1 Refractive Index
Palladium Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Mercury Metal
7.6.2 Reflectivity
Silver Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
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7.7 Allotropes
No Alkali Metals Metals has it !
20% Post Transition Metals Metals have it !
7.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
K
In
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
Palladium Metal
20
Rank: 19 (Overall)
35
Rank: 4 (Overall)
Tennessine Metal
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8.4 Electronegativity
8.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
Gold Metal
0.82
Rank: 51 (Overall)
1.78
Rank: 16 (Overall)
Francium Metal
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8.5.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
Cobalt Metal
0.45
Rank: 31 (Overall)
2.14
Rank: 8 (Overall)
Cesium Metal
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8.5.4 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Gallium Metal
0.91
Rank: 39 (Overall)
1.49
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Cesium Metal
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9.2.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Polonium Metal
0.73
Rank: 23 (Overall)
1.76
Rank: 10 (Overall)
Cesium Metal
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9.2.3 Allen Electronegativity
Berkelium Metal
0.73
Rank: 45 (Overall)
1.66
Rank: 18 (Overall)
Cesium Metal
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9.4 Electropositivity
9.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
Francium Metal
3.18
Rank: 3 (Overall)
2.22
Rank: 38 (Overall)
Gold Metal
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9.5 Ionization Energies
9.5.1 1st Energy Level
Chromium Metal
418.80 kJ/mol
Rank: 87 (Overall)
558.30 kJ/mol
Rank: 69 (Overall)
Cesium Metal
9.5.3 2nd Energy Level
Chromium Metal
3,052.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 5 (Overall)
1,820.70 kJ/mol
Rank: 18 (Overall)
Ruthenium Metal
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9.5.4 3rd Energy Level
Chromium Metal
4,420.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 8 (Overall)
2,704.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 39 (Overall)
Osmium Metal
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9.5.6 4th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
5,877.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 9 (Overall)
5,210.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 17 (Overall)
Thorium Metal
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9.5.8 5th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
7,975.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 8 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Dubnium Metal
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9.6.2 6th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
9,590.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Seaborgium Metal
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9.6.3 7th Energy level
Chromium Metal
11,343.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 17 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Bohrium Metal
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9.7.2 8th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
14,944.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Hassium Metal
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9.7.4 9th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
16,963.70 kJ/mol
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Yttrium Metal
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9.7.6 10th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
48,610.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Strontium Metal
9.7.8 11th Energy Level
Magnesium Metal
54,490.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 4 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Yttrium Metal
9.7.9 12th Energy Level
Magnesium Metal
60,730.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 4 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
9.7.11 13th Energy Level
Titanium Metal
68,950.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 4 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
9.7.13 14th Energy Level
Vanadium Metal
75,900.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 5 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
9.7.15 15th Energy Level
Chromium Metal
83,080.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 6 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Manganese Metal
9.7.17 16th Energy Level
Manganese Metal
93,400.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 7 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Iron Metal
9.7.18 17th Energy Level
Iron Metal
99,710.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 8 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cobalt Metal
9.7.20 18th Energy Level
Cobalt Metal
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Nickel Metal
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9.7.22 19th Energy Level
Nickel Metal
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Copper Metal
9.7.24 20th Energy Level
Zinc Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
9.7.26 21st Energy Level
Zinc Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
9.7.28 22nd Energy Level
Copper Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
9.7.30 23rd Energy Level
Copper Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
9.7.32 24th Energy Level
Iron Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
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9.7.33 25th Energy Level
Molybdenum Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
9.7.35 26th Energy Level
Molybdenum Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
9.7.36 27th Energy Level
Molybdenum Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
9.7.38 28th Energy Level
Molybdenum Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
9.7.39 29th Energy Level
Molybdenum Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
9.7.41 30th Energy Level
Molybdenum Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum Metal
9.8 Electrochemical Equivalent
Francium Metal
1.46 g/amp-hr
Rank: 47 (Overall)
1.43 g/amp-hr
Rank: 48 (Overall)
Beryllium Metal
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9.9 Electron Work Function
Platinum Metal
2.30 eV
Rank: 44 (Overall)
4.12 eV
Rank: 24 (Overall)
Cesium Metal
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9.10 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
10 Atomic
10.1 Atomic Number
Tennessine Metal
19
Rank: 87 (Overall)
49
Rank: 63 (Overall)
Lithium Metal
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10.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 4s1
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1
10.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Tetragonal (TETR)
10.3.1 Crystal Lattice
10.4 Atom
10.4.1 Number of Protons
Tennessine Metal
19
Rank: 86 (Overall)
49
Rank: 62 (Overall)
Lithium Metal
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10.4.3 Number of Neutrons
Flerovium Metal
20
Rank: 64 (Overall)
66
Rank: 45 (Overall)
Lithium Metal
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10.4.5 Number of Electrons
Tennessine Metal
19
Rank: 86 (Overall)
49
Rank: 62 (Overall)
Lithium Metal
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10.5 Radius of an Atom
10.5.1 Atomic Radius
Cesium Metal
227.00 pm
Rank: 3 (Overall)
167.00 pm
Rank: 24 (Overall)
Beryllium Metal
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10.5.3 Covalent Radius
Francium Metal
203.00 pm
Rank: 9 (Overall)
142.00 pm
Rank: 42 (Overall)
Beryllium Metal
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10.5.5 Van der Waals Radius
Francium Metal
275.00 pm
Rank: 5 (Overall)
193.00 pm
Rank: 31 (Overall)
Zinc Metal
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10.6 Atomic Weight
Tennessine Metal
39.10 amu
Rank: 81 (Overall)
114.82 amu
Rank: 57 (Overall)
Lithium Metal
10.7 Atomic Volume
Cesium Metal
45.46 cm3/mol
Rank: 3 (Overall)
15.70 cm3/mol
Rank: 33 (Overall)
Manganese Metal
10.9 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
10.9.1 Previous Element
10.9.2 Next Element
10.10 Valence Electron Potential
Platinum Metal
10.40 (-eV)
Rank: 63 (Overall)
54.00 (-eV)
Rank: 25 (Overall)
Francium Metal
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10.11 Lattice Constant
Manganese Metal
532.80 pm
Rank: 12 (Overall)
325.23 pm
Rank: 52 (Overall)
Beryllium Metal
10.13 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
10.14 Lattice C/A Ratio
Cadmium Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Beryllium Metal
12 Mechanical
12.1 Density
12.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
Hassium Metal
0.86 g/cm3
Rank: 83 (Overall)
7.31 g/cm3
Rank: 55 (Overall)
Lithium Metal
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12.4.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Osmium Metal
0.83 g/cm3
Rank: 59 (Overall)
7.02 g/cm3
Rank: 33 (Overall)
Lithium Metal
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12.5 Tensile Strength
Iron Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
2.50 MPa
Rank: 21 (Overall)
Indium Metal
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12.6 Viscosity
Mercury Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Mercury Metal
12.7 Vapor Pressure
12.7.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Strontium Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
0.01 (Pa)
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Cerium Metal
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12.8.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Chromium Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Tungsten Metal
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12.9 Elasticity properties
12.9.1 Shear Modulus
Osmium Metal
1.30 GPa
Rank: 52 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Potassium Metal
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12.9.3 Bulk Modulus
Osmium Metal
3.10 GPa
Rank: 48 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cesium Metal
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12.9.4 Young's Modulus
Iridium Metal
3.53 GPa
Rank: 56 (Overall)
11.00 GPa
Rank: 51 (Overall)
Cesium Metal
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12.11 Poisson Ratio
Gallium Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Beryllium Metal
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12.13 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
13 Magnetic
13.1 Magnetic Characteristics
13.1.1 Specific Gravity
Cobalt Metal
0.86
Rank: 69 (Overall)
7.31
Rank: 42 (Overall)
Lithium Metal
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13.3.1 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
13.3.2 Permeability
Iron Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Bismuth Metal
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13.3.3 Susceptibility
Iron Metal
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Bismuth Metal
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13.5 Electrical Properties
13.5.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
13.5.2 Resistivity
Mercury Metal
72.00 nΩ·m
Rank: 37 (Overall)
83.70 nΩ·m
Rank: 34 (Overall)
Thallium Metal
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13.7.1 Electrical Conductivity
Silver Metal
0.14 106/cm Ω
Rank: 14 (Overall)
0.12 106/cm Ω
Rank: 17 (Overall)
Plutonium Metal
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14.1.2 Electron Affinity
Gold Metal
48.40 kJ/mol
Rank: 22 (Overall)
28.90 kJ/mol
Rank: 31 (Overall)
Mercury Metal
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15 Thermal
15.1 Specific Heat
Lithium Metal
0.75 J/(kg K)
Rank: 6 (Overall)
0.23 J/(kg K)
Rank: 27 (Overall)
Americium Metal
15.3 Molar Heat Capacity
Americium Metal
29.60 J/mol·K
Rank: 6 (Overall)
26.74 J/mol·K
Rank: 25 (Overall)
Beryllium Metal
15.5 Thermal Conductivity
Silver Metal
102.50 W/m·K
Rank: 15 (Overall)
81.80 W/m·K
Rank: 21 (Overall)
Neptunium Metal
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15.7 Critical Temperature
Lithium Metal
2,223.00 K
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Ytterbium Metal
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15.8 Thermal Expansion
Cesium Metal
83.30 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 3 (Overall)
32.10 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 9 (Overall)
Tungsten Metal
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15.9 Enthalpy
15.9.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
Tungsten Metal
77.50 kJ/mol
Rank: 55 (Overall)
226.40 kJ/mol
Rank: 40 (Overall)
Zinc Metal
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15.10.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
Tungsten Metal
2.32 kJ/mol
Rank: 60 (Overall)
3.28 kJ/mol
Rank: 55 (Overall)
Cesium Metal
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15.10.4 Enthalpy of Atomization
Tungsten Metal
89.50 kJ/mol
Rank: 58 (Overall)
242.70 kJ/mol
Rank: 42 (Overall)
Mercury Metal
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15.11 Standard Molar Entropy
Protactinium Me..
64.70 J/mol.K
Rank: 18 (Overall)
57.80 J/mol.K
Rank: 22 (Overall)
Beryllium Metal
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