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Potassium vs Meitnerium


Meitnerium vs Potassium


Periodic Table

Symbol
K  
Mt  

Group Number
1  
17
9  
9

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Probably Transition  

CAS Number
7440097  
99+
54038016  
10

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1807  
In 1982  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
9
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %  
9
0.00 %  
99+

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 Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
-  
-  

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+
-  

Boiling Point
774.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °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+
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
100.00 MPa  
99+
350.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,000.00 m/s  
99+
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.33  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
K  
Mt  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20  
19
4  
33

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.82  
99+
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.45  
99+
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.91  
40
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.73  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
0.73  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.18  
3
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
418.80 kJ/mol  
99+
800.80 kJ/mol  
15

2nd Energy Level
3,052.00 kJ/mol  
5
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18

3rd Energy Level
4,420.00 kJ/mol  
8
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31

4th Energy Level
5,877.00 kJ/mol  
18
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,975.00 kJ/mol  
14
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
9,590.00 kJ/mol  
19
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34

7th Energy level
11,343.00 kJ/mol  
17
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

8th Energy Level
14,944.00 kJ/mol  
13
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

9th Energy Level
16,963.70 kJ/mol  
15
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36

10th Energy Level
48,610.00 kJ/mol  
3
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
54,490.00 kJ/mol  
4
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
60,730.00 kJ/mol  
15
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
68,950.00 kJ/mol  
4
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

14th Energy Level
75,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
1,156.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
83,080.00 kJ/mol  
13
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17

16th Energy Level
93,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

17th Energy Level
99,710.00 kJ/mol  
8
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20

18th Energy Level
4,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23

19th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17

20th Energy Level
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
850.00 kJ/mol  
18

21st Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

24th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
565.60 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

26th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

27th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
12

28th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

29th Energy Level
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

30th Energy Level
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.46 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

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+
109  
9

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 4s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Meitnerium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
19  
99+
109  
9

Number of Neutrons
20  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
19  
99+
109  
9

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
227.00 pm  
4
122.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
203.00 pm  
9
129.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
275.00 pm  
7
260.00 pm  
9

Atomic Weight
39.10 amu  
99+
278.00 amu  
7

Atomic Volume
45.46 cm3/mol  
4
20.20 cm3/mol  
30

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Aluminium
  
Hassium
  

Next Element
Calcium
  

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

Lattice Constant
532.80 pm  
13
0.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.69  
10
1.59  
27

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.86 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.83 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

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)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
1.30 GPa  
99+
35.00 GPa  
21

Bulk Modulus
3.10 GPa  
99+
0.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.86  
99+
37.40  
4

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
72.00 nΩ·m  
37
0.35 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
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
2,223.00 K  
14
1,323.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
77.50 kJ/mol  
99+
110.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.32 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
89.50 kJ/mol  
99+
350.20 kJ/mol  
37

Standard Molar Entropy
64.70 J/mol.K  
19
63.80 J/mol.K  
22

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