1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
1.2 Group Number
1.3 Period Number
1.4 Block
1.5 Element Family
1.6 CAS Number
74400977439896
7429905
54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
1.8 Space Group Number
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
2.3.2 Discovery
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %1.1 * 10-1 %
5E-09
0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %~0.1 %
1E-08
0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
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
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3447.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
3.2.4 In Bone
2,100.00 p.p.m.380.00 p.p.m.
0
170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
63.65 °C1,535.00 °C
27
3410
4.2 Boiling Point
774.00 °C2,750.00 °C
147
5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
4.3.2 Color
4.3.3 Luster
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
0.36 MPa200.00 MPa
0.14
3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
4.5 Speed of Sound
2,000.00 m/s5,120.00 m/s
818
16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
4.6.2 Reflectivity
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Ferrite (alpha Iron)
4.7.2 β Allotropes
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
418.80 kJ/mol762.50 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
3,052.00 kJ/mol1,561.90 kJ/mol
710.2162
28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
4,420.00 kJ/mol2,957.00 kJ/mol
1600
34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
5,877.00 kJ/mol5,290.00 kJ/mol
2780
37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
7,975.00 kJ/mol7,240.00 kJ/mol
4305.2
97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
9,590.00 kJ/mol9,560.00 kJ/mol
5715.8
105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
11,343.00 kJ/mol12,060.00 kJ/mol
7226.8
114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
14,944.00 kJ/mol14,580.00 kJ/mol
8857.4
125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
16,963.70 kJ/mol22,540.00 kJ/mol
14110
134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
48,610.00 kJ/mol25,290.00 kJ/mol
17100
144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
54,490.00 kJ/mol28,000.00 kJ/mol
19900
169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
60,730.00 kJ/mol31,920.00 kJ/mol
22219
189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
68,950.00 kJ/mol34,830.00 kJ/mol
26930
76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
75,900.00 kJ/mol37,840.00 kJ/mol
29196
86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
83,080.00 kJ/mol44,100.00 kJ/mol
41987
97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
93,400.00 kJ/mol47,206.00 kJ/mol
47206
109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
99,710.00 kJ/mol122,200.00 kJ/mol
52737
122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NA131,000.00 kJ/mol
58570
134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NA140,500.00 kJ/mol
64702
148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NA152,600.00 kJ/mol
80400
171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NA163,000.00 kJ/mol
87000
179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NA173,600.00 kJ/mol
93400
184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NA188,100.00 kJ/mol
98420
198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NA195,200.00 kJ/mol
104400
195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.46 g/amp-hr0.69 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
6.2 Electron Configuration
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
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
227.00 pm126.00 pm
112
265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
203.00 pm132.00 pm
96
260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
275.00 pm200.00 pm
139
348
6.6 Atomic Weight
39.10 amu55.85 amu
6.94
294
6.7 Atomic Volume
45.46 cm3/mol7.10 cm3/mol
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)
8
392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
532.80 pm286.65 pm
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
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
0.86 g/cm37.87 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.83 g/cm36.98 g/cm3
0.512
20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NA11,000.00 MPa
2.5
11000
7.3 Viscosity
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA36.80 (Pa)
2.62E-10
774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
1.30 GPa82.00 GPa
1.3
222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
3.10 GPa170.00 GPa
1.6
462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
3.53 GPa211.00 GPa
1.7
528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Ferromagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NA6.3 * 10-3 H/m
1.25643E-06
0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NA2,00,000.00
-0.000166
200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
8.2.2 Resistivity
72.00 nΩ·m96.10 nΩ·m
0.18
961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω0.10 106/cm Ω
0.00666
0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
48.40 kJ/mol15.70 kJ/mol
0
222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.75 J/(kg K)0.44 J/(kg K)
0.11
3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
29.60 J/mol·K25.10 J/mol·K
16.443
62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
102.50 W/m·K80.40 W/m·K
6.3
429
9.4 Critical Temperature
9.5 Thermal Expansion
83.30 µm/(m·K)11.80 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
77.50 kJ/mol351.00 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
2.32 kJ/mol14.90 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
89.50 kJ/mol414.20 kJ/mol
61.5
837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
64.70 J/mol.K27.30 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1