Symbol
K
Os
Group Number
18
0
17
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Period Number
46
2
7
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Block
s block
d block
Element Family
Alkali
Transition Metal
CAS Number
74400977440042
7429905
54386242
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Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
P63/mmc
Space Group Number
229.00194.00
11
276
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Interesting Facts
- In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
- Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
- Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
- But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
Smithson Tennant
Discovery
In 1807
In 1803
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %0.00 %
0
22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %0.00 %
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %0.00 %
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.20 %0.00 %
0
1.4
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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.
- Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
-
It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
-
Other Uses
-
Alloys
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Toxic
Highly Toxic
Present in Human Body
✔
✘
✔
✘
In Blood
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
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In Bone
2,100.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
0
170000
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Melting Point
63.65 °C3,045.00 °C
-38.83
3410
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Boiling Point
774.00 °C5,027.00 °C
0
5660
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Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery Gray
Silvery Bluish-Gray
Luster
-
Metallic
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
0.407.00
0.2
8.5
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Brinell Hardness
0.36 MPa3,490.00 MPa
0.14
3490
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Vickers Hardness
100.00 MPa3,920.00 MPa
0
3920
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Speed of Sound
2,000.00 m/s4,940.00 m/s
818
16200
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Optical Properties
Refractive Index
1.332.07
0.155
3.41
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Reflectivity
72.00 %80.00 %
5
97
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Allotropes
✔
✘
✔
✘
α Allotropes
-
-
β Allotropes
-
-
γ Allotropes
-
-
Chemical Formula
K
Os
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
2035
0
38
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Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
0.822.20
0
2.6
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Sanderson Electronegativity
0.452.20
0.22
2.56
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.911.52
0.86
1.9
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Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.732.20
0.62
2.48
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Allen Electronegativity
0.731.65
0.659
2.7
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Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
3.181.80
1.46
3.3
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Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
418.80 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
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2nd Energy Level
3,052.00 kJ/mol1,309.80 kJ/mol
392.8
28750
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3rd Energy Level
4,420.00 kJ/mol1,600.00 kJ/mol
392.8
34230
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4th Energy Level
5,877.00 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
375.7
37066
👆🏻
5th Energy Level
7,975.00 kJ/mol8,400.00 kJ/mol
392
97510
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6th Energy Level
9,590.00 kJ/mol8,400.00 kJ/mol
1007
105800
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7th Energy level
11,343.00 kJ/mol8,400.00 kJ/mol
1007
114300
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8th Energy Level
14,944.00 kJ/mol8,400.00 kJ/mol
730
125300
👆🏻
9th Energy Level
16,963.70 kJ/mol5,280.00 kJ/mol
1007
134700
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10th Energy Level
48,610.00 kJ/mol8,400.00 kJ/mol
392
144300
👆🏻
11th Energy Level
54,490.00 kJ/mol8,400.00 kJ/mol
392
169988
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12th Energy Level
60,730.00 kJ/mol8,400.00 kJ/mol
0
189368
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13th Energy Level
68,950.00 kJ/mol8,400.00 kJ/mol
1007
76015
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14th Energy Level
75,900.00 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
380
86450
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15th Energy Level
83,080.00 kJ/mol84,000.00 kJ/mol
33000
100700
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16th Energy Level
93,400.00 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
375.7
109480
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17th Energy Level
99,710.00 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
375.7
122200
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18th Energy Level
4,196.00 kJ/mol8,400.00 kJ/mol
0
134810
👆🏻
19th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
375.7
148700
👆🏻
20th Energy Level
419.00 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
0
171200
👆🏻
21st Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
375.7
179100
👆🏻
22nd Energy Level
419.00 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
330
184900
👆🏻
23rd Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
357.6
198800
👆🏻
24th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
297.3
195200
👆🏻
25th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
0
121900
👆🏻
26th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
357.6
127700
👆🏻
27th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol713.30 kJ/mol
0
133800
👆🏻
28th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol840.10 kJ/mol
297.3
139800
👆🏻
29th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
0
148100
👆🏻
30th Energy Level
419.00 kJ/mol840.00 kJ/mol
0
154500
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Electrochemical Equivalent
1.46 g/amp-hr1.77 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
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Electron Work Function
2.30 eV4.83 eV
2.14
6
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Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility
Atomic Number
1976
3
117
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Electron Configuration
[Ar] 4s1
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
Atom
Number of Protons
1976
3
117
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Number of Neutrons
20114
4
285
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Number of Electrons
1976
3
117
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Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
227.00 pm133.80 pm
0
348
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Covalent Radius
203.00 pm128.00 pm
0
260
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Van der Waals Radius
275.00 pm216.00 pm
0
348
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Atomic Weight
39.10 amu190.23 amu
6.94
294
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Atomic Volume
45.46 cm3/mol8.49 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
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Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Previous Element
Next Element
Valence Electron Potential
10.40 (-eV)91.40 (-eV)
0
392.42
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Lattice Constant
532.80 pm273.44 pm
0
891.25
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Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.691.58
0.423
1.9
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Density
Density At Room Temperature
0.86 g/cm322.59 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
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Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.83 g/cm320.00 g/cm3
0.512
41
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Tensile Strength
16.00 MPa1,000.00 MPa
0.1
11000
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Viscosity
0.000.00
1.5E-05
0.0035
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Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
121
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Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
774
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Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
1.30 GPa222.00 GPa
1.3
222
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Bulk Modulus
3.10 GPa462.00 GPa
0
462
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Young's Modulus
3.53 GPa528.00 GPa
0
528
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Poisson Ratio
0.350.25
0.032
0.47
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Other Mechanical Properties
-
Ductile
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
0.8622.57
0.53
4500
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Permeability
0.00 H/m0.00 H/m
1.25643E-06
0.0063
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Susceptibility
0.000.00
-0.000166
200000
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Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
Resistivity
72.00 nΩ·m81.20 nΩ·m
0.1
961
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Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω0.11 106/cm Ω
0
0.63
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Electron Affinity
48.40 kJ/mol106.10 kJ/mol
0
222.8
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Specific Heat
0.75 J/(kg K)0.13 J/(kg K)
0.1
3.6
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Molar Heat Capacity
29.60 J/mol·K24.70 J/mol·K
13.1
62.7
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Thermal Conductivity
102.50 W/m·K87.60 W/m·K
0
429
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Critical Temperature
2,223.00 K3,300.00 K
26.3
3695
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Thermal Expansion
83.30 µm/(m·K)5.10 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
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Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
77.50 kJ/mol627.60 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
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Enthalpy of Fusion
2.32 kJ/mol29.30 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
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Enthalpy of Atomization
89.50 kJ/mol669.00 kJ/mol
61.5
837
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Standard Molar Entropy
64.70 J/mol.K32.60 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1
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