Properties of Potassium and Molybdenum
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
1,370.00 MPa
  
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Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
1,400.00 MPa
  
6
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
2,000.00 m/s
  
99+
5,400.00 m/s
  
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Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
K
  
Mo
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
418.80 kJ/mol
  
99+
684.30 kJ/mol
  
37
2nd Energy Level
3,052.00 kJ/mol
  
5
1,560.00 kJ/mol
  
37
3rd Energy Level
4,420.00 kJ/mol
  
8
2,618.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.46 g/amp-hr
  
99+
0.89 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
0.86 g/cm3
  
99+
10.28 g/cm3
  
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Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.83 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
K
  
Mo
  
Period Number
4
  
5
  
Atomic Volume
45.46 cm3/mol
  
3
9.40 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 4s1
  
[Kr] 4d5 5s1
  
Valence Electron Potential
10.40 (-eV)
  
99+
88.60 (-eV)
  
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Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
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Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
53.40 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω
  
14
0.19 106/cm Ω
  
11
Electron Affinity
48.40 kJ/mol
  
22
71.90 kJ/mol
  
14
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.75 J/(kg K)
  
6
0.25 J/(kg K)
  
21
Thermal Conductivity
102.50 W/m·K
  
15
138.00 W/m·K
  
12
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
29.60 J/mol·K
  
6
24.06 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Expansion
83.30 µm/(m·K)
  
3
4.80 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
64.70 J/mol.K
  
18
28.70 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
77.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
594.10 kJ/mol
  
8
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.32 kJ/mol
  
99+
27.61 kJ/mol
  
5
Enthalpy of Atomization
89.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
653.00 kJ/mol
  
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