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Potassium Nobelium Comparison


Nobelium Potassium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
K  
No  

Group Number
1  
17
3  
15

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
s block  
f block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440097  
99+
10028145  
16

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In 1807  
In 1966  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
10
-  

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
9
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %  
9
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %  
6
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %  
3
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %  
3
-  

Uses

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Nobelium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
2
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
2,100.00 p.p.m.  
3
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
63.65 °C  
99+
827.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
774.00 °C  
99+
2,600.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.40  
25
-  

Brinell Hardness
0.36 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
100.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
2,000.00 m/s  
99+
1,100.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.33  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
K  
No  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20  
19
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.82  
99+
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.45  
99+
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.91  
40
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.73  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
0.73  
99+
1.10  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.18  
3
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
3,052.00 kJ/mol  
5
1,254.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
4,420.00 kJ/mol  
8
2,643.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,877.00 kJ/mol  
18
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,975.00 kJ/mol  
14
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
35

6th Energy Level
9,590.00 kJ/mol  
19
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
11,343.00 kJ/mol  
17
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
14,944.00 kJ/mol  
13
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
16,963.70 kJ/mol  
15
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
48,610.00 kJ/mol  
3
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
54,490.00 kJ/mol  
4
6,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
60,730.00 kJ/mol  
15
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
8

13th Energy Level
68,950.00 kJ/mol  
4
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
36

14th Energy Level
75,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

15th Energy Level
83,080.00 kJ/mol  
13
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
36

16th Energy Level
93,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27

17th Energy Level
99,710.00 kJ/mol  
8
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
4,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
917.00 kJ/mol  
34

22nd Energy Level
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
36

23rd Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
6,410.00 kJ/mol  
12

24th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
39

25th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
601.20 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
37

28th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
641.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.46 g/amp-hr  
99+
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4

Electron Work Function
2.30 eV  
99+
4.90 eV  
12

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
19  
99+
102  
16

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 4s1  
[Rn] 5f14 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
19  
99+
102  
16

Number of Neutrons
20  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
19  
99+
102  
16

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
227.00 pm  
4
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
203.00 pm  
9
157.00 pm  
33

Van der Waals Radius
275.00 pm  
7
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
39.10 amu  
99+
259.00 amu  
13

Atomic Volume
45.46 cm3/mol  
4
19.80 cm3/mol  
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Aluminium
  

Next Element
Calcium
  

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

Lattice Constant
532.80 pm  
13
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.69  
10
1.76  
5

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.86 g/cm3  
99+
9.90 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
16.00 MPa  
99+
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
9
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
16
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
34
0.00 (Pa)  
28

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
1.30 GPa  
99+
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
3.10 GPa  
99+
8.70 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
3.53 GPa  
99+
12.30 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.86  
99+
9.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
3

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
72.00 nΩ·m  
37
0.68 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
16
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
48.40 kJ/mol  
27
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.75 J/(kg K)  
6
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
29.60 J/mol·K  
8
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
102.50 W/m·K  
15
0.10 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
2,223.00 K  
14
1,100.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
83.30 µm/(m·K)  
3
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
77.50 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.32 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
89.50 kJ/mol  
99+
390.40 kJ/mol  
30

Standard Molar Entropy
64.70 J/mol.K  
19
63.00 J/mol.K  
24

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