Home
Compare Metals


Praseodymium Potassium Comparison


Potassium Praseodymium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pr  
K  

Group Number
3  
15
1  
17

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
f block  
s block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7440100  
99+
7440097  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Praseodymium metal is synthetically produced metal.
  • Praseodymium is used as possible fuel for radioactive generators.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Humphry Davy  

Discovery
In 1885  
In 1807  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
40
0.07 %  
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
27
1.50 %  
6

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
39
0.04 %  
3

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.20 %  
3

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • The main use of Praseodymium include alloys. Praseodymium –Magnesium alloy is used in aircraft engines due to its high strength.
  • This metal is also used while making a permanent magnets.
  
  • 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.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Moderately Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
33
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
2

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

Physical

Melting Point
935.00 °C  
99+
63.65 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,130.00 °C  
28
774.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Grayish White  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
0.40  
25

Brinell Hardness
481.00 MPa  
29
0.36 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
100.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,280.00 m/s  
99+
2,000.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.64  
30
1.33  
99+

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
72.00 %  
11

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pr  
K  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31  
8
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.13  
99+
0.82  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.13  
36
0.45  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.07  
33
0.91  
40

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.13  
99+
0.73  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.13  
99+
0.73  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.87  
12
3.18  
3

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,052.00 kJ/mol  
5

3rd Energy Level
2,086.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,420.00 kJ/mol  
8

4th Energy Level
3,761.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,877.00 kJ/mol  
18

5th Energy Level
5,551.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,975.00 kJ/mol  
14

6th Energy Level
5,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,590.00 kJ/mol  
19

7th Energy level
5,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,343.00 kJ/mol  
17

8th Energy Level
5,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14,944.00 kJ/mol  
13

9th Energy Level
5,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,963.70 kJ/mol  
15

10th Energy Level
5,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
48,610.00 kJ/mol  
3

11th Energy Level
5,274.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,490.00 kJ/mol  
4

12th Energy Level
5,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,730.00 kJ/mol  
15

13th Energy Level
5,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
68,950.00 kJ/mol  
4

14th Energy Level
5,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
75,900.00 kJ/mol  
5

15th Energy Level
52,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
83,080.00 kJ/mol  
13

16th Energy Level
52,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
93,400.00 kJ/mol  
7

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

18th Energy Level
5,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

23rd Energy Level
527.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

27th Energy Level
527.40 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.75 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.46 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.70 eV  
99+
2.30 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
59  
99+
19  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f3 6s2  
[Ar] 4s1  

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

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Praseodymium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
59  
99+
19  
99+

Number of Neutrons
82  
99+
20  
99+

Number of Electrons
59  
99+
19  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
182.00 pm  
13
227.00 pm  
4

Covalent Radius
203.00 pm  
9
203.00 pm  
9

Van der Waals Radius
239.00 pm  
18
275.00 pm  
7

Atomic Weight
140.91 amu  
99+
39.10 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
20.80 cm3/mol  
25
45.46 cm3/mol  
4

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cerium
  
Aluminium
  

Next Element
Neodymium
  
Calcium
  

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

Lattice Constant
367.25 pm  
32
532.80 pm  
13

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
18
1.69  
10

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
55.00 MPa  
37
16.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
9

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
27
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
13.20 (Pa)  
7
0.00 (Pa)  
34

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
14.80 GPa  
99+
1.30 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
28.80 GPa  
99+
3.10 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
16
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.77  
99+
0.86  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
19
0.00  
23

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
16

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)  
33
0.75 J/(kg K)  
6

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
29.60 J/mol·K  
8

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

Critical Temperature
1,208.00 K  
99+
2,223.00 K  
14

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

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
6.89 kJ/mol  
99+
2.32 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
368.00 kJ/mol  
33
89.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
73.20 J/mol.K  
10
64.70 J/mol.K  
19

Summary >>
<< Thermal

Compare Lanthanide Series

Lanthanide Series

Lanthanide Series

» More Lanthanide Series

Compare Lanthanide Series

» More Compare Lanthanide Series