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Potassium Rutherfordium Comparison


Rutherfordium Potassium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
K   
Rf   

Group Number
1   
17
4   
14

Period Number
4   
7   

Block
s block   
d block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440097   
99+
53850365   
13

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1964   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %   
6
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
Not Available   

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 Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
Alloys, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
2
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
2,100.00 p.p.m.   
3
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
63.65 °C   
99+
2,100.00 °C   
11

Boiling Point
774.00 °C   
99+
5,500.00 °C   
3

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Unknown   

Luster
NA   
Unknown Luster   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.40   
23
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
0.36 MPa   
99+
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
2,000.00 m/s   
99+
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
K   
Rf   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20   
19
13   
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.82   
99+
Not Available   

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.45   
31
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.91   
39
Not Available   

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.73   
23
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.73   
99+
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.18   
3
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
3,052.00 kJ/mol   
5
1,389.40 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
4,420.00 kJ/mol   
8
2,296.40 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
5,877.00 kJ/mol   
9
3,077.90 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
7,975.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
9,590.00 kJ/mol   
13
Not Available   

7th Energy level
11,343.00 kJ/mol   
17
Not Available   

8th Energy Level
14,944.00 kJ/mol   
13
Not Available   

9th Energy Level
16,963.70 kJ/mol   
15
Not Available   

10th Energy Level
48,610.00 kJ/mol   
3
Not Available   

11th Energy Level
54,490.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

12th Energy Level
60,730.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

13th Energy Level
68,950.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

14th Energy Level
75,900.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   

15th Energy Level
83,080.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

16th Energy Level
93,400.00 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   

17th Energy Level
99,710.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.46 g/amp-hr   
99+
Not Available   

Electron Work Function
2.30 eV   
99+
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
19   
99+
104   
14

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 4s1   
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
19   
99+
104   
14

Number of Neutrons
20   
99+
157   
7

Number of Electrons
19   
99+
104   
14

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
227.00 pm   
3
150.00 pm   
33

Covalent Radius
203.00 pm   
9
157.00 pm   
31

Van der Waals Radius
275.00 pm   
5
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
39.10 amu   
99+
267.00 amu   
11

Atomic Volume
45.46 cm3/mol   
3
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Aluminium
  
Lawrencium
  

Next Element
Calcium
  
Dubnium
  

Valence Electron Potential
10.40 (-eV)   
99+
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
532.80 pm   
12
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.86 g/cm3   
99+
23.20 g/cm3   
8

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.83 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
1.30 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
3.10 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
3.53 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.86   
99+
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Unknown   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
72.00 nΩ·m   
37
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω   
14
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
48.40 kJ/mol   
22
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.75 J/(kg K)   
6
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
29.60 J/mol·K   
6
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
102.50 W/m·K   
15
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
2,223.00 K   
3
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
83.30 µm/(m·K)   
3
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
77.50 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.32 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
89.50 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
64.70 J/mol.K   
18
Not Available   

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