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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
K
Fe
1.2 Group Number
18
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
44
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
s block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Alkali
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74400977439896
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
229.00229.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
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.
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
Unknown
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1807
Before 5000 BC
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %1.1 * 10-1 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %~0.1 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %22.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %6.30 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.20 %0.01 %
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
3.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3447.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
2,100.00 p.p.m.380.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
63.65 °C1,535.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
774.00 °C2,750.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery Gray
Gray
4.3.3 Luster
NA
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
0.404.00
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
0.36 MPa200.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NA608.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
2,000.00 m/s5,120.00 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
NA65.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Ferrite (alpha Iron)
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
beta Iron
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
gamma Iron
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
K
Fe
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2026
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
0.821.83
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
0.452.20
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.911.64
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.73NA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
0.731.80
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
3.182.17
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
418.80 kJ/mol762.50 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
3,052.00 kJ/mol1,561.90 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
4,420.00 kJ/mol2,957.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
5,877.00 kJ/mol5,290.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
7,975.00 kJ/mol7,240.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
9,590.00 kJ/mol9,560.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
11,343.00 kJ/mol12,060.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
14,944.00 kJ/mol14,580.00 kJ/mol
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
16,963.70 kJ/mol22,540.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
48,610.00 kJ/mol25,290.00 kJ/mol
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
54,490.00 kJ/mol28,000.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
60,730.00 kJ/mol31,920.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
68,950.00 kJ/mol34,830.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
75,900.00 kJ/mol37,840.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
83,080.00 kJ/mol44,100.00 kJ/mol
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
93,400.00 kJ/mol47,206.00 kJ/mol
Copper
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
99,710.00 kJ/mol122,200.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NA131,000.00 kJ/mol
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NA140,500.00 kJ/mol
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NA152,600.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NA163,000.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NA173,600.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NA188,100.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NA195,200.00 kJ/mol
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
1.46 g/amp-hr0.69 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
2.30 eV4.70 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
1926
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 4s1
[Ar] 3d6 4s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
1926
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
2030
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
1926
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
227.00 pm126.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
203.00 pm132.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
275.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
39.10 amu55.85 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
45.46 cm3/mol7.10 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
10.40 (-eV)67.00 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
532.80 pm286.65 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
0.86 g/cm37.87 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.83 g/cm36.98 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NA11,000.00 MPa
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
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA36.80 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
1.30 GPa82.00 GPa
Palladium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
3.10 GPa170.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
3.53 GPa211.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.29
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
0.867.20
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Ferromagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NA6.3 * 10-3 H/m
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NA2,00,000.00
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
72.00 nΩ·m96.10 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω0.10 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
48.40 kJ/mol15.70 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.75 J/(kg K)0.44 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
29.60 J/mol·K25.10 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
102.50 W/m·K80.40 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
2,223.00 KNA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
83.30 µm/(m·K)11.80 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
77.50 kJ/mol351.00 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
2.32 kJ/mol14.90 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
89.50 kJ/mol414.20 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
64.70 J/mol.K27.30 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1