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Tennessine vs Potassium

Tennessine
Potassium
Potassium vs Tennessine


Periodic Table
Symbol
Ts  
K  
Group Number
17  
1
1  
17
Period Number
7  
4  
Block
p block  
s block  
Element Family
Probably Post-​Transition  
Alkali  
CAS Number
54101143  
2
7440097  
99+
Space Group Name
-  
Im_ 3m  
Space Group Number
166.00  
9
229.00  
2
Facts
Interesting Facts
Tennessine is a superheavy artificial element with a very short half-life.  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  
Humphry Davy  
Discovery
In 2010  
In 1807  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
-  
0.00 %  
10
Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
9
Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.07 %  
9
Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
1.50 %  
6
Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.04 %  
3
Abundance In Humans
-  
0.20 %  
3
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Ununseptium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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
-  
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Other Uses
Research Purposes  
-  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
-  
Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
25
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
400.00 °C  
99+
63.65 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
610.00 °C  
99+
774.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
-  
Silvery Gray  
Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
-  
0.40  
25
Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
0.36 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
430.00 MPa  
39
100.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
4,000.00 m/s  
24
2,000.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.33  
99+
Reflectivity
67.00 %  
16
72.00 %  
11
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Ts  
K  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
0  
35
20  
19
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.00  
99+
0.82  
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
0.45  
99+
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.90  
1
0.91  
40
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.00  
10
0.73  
99+
Allen Electronegativity
2.10  
4
0.73  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
3.18  
3
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
742.90 kJ/mol  
23
418.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,785.00 kJ/mol  
23
3,052.00 kJ/mol  
5
3rd Energy Level
723.60 kJ/mol  
99+
4,420.00 kJ/mol  
8
4th Energy Level
-  
5,877.00 kJ/mol  
18
5th Energy Level
-  
7,975.00 kJ/mol  
14
6th Energy Level
11,000.00 kJ/mol  
11
9,590.00 kJ/mol  
19
7th Energy level
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,343.00 kJ/mol  
17
8th Energy Level
7,000.00 kJ/mol  
38
14,944.00 kJ/mol  
13
9th Energy Level
7,230.00 kJ/mol  
28
16,963.70 kJ/mol  
15
10th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
48,610.00 kJ/mol  
3
11th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
38
54,490.00 kJ/mol  
4
12th Energy Level
883.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,730.00 kJ/mol  
15
13th Energy Level
7,230.00 kJ/mol  
26
68,950.00 kJ/mol  
4
14th Energy Level
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
25
75,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
15th Energy Level
61,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
83,080.00 kJ/mol  
13
16th Energy Level
65,000.00 kJ/mol  
26
93,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
17th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
99,710.00 kJ/mol  
8
18th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
540.30 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
22
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
590.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
16
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
883.00 kJ/mol  
7
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
593.80 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
610.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
850.00 kJ/mol  
12
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.50 g/amp-hr  
11
1.46 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.00 eV  
35
2.30 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization  
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
117  
1
19  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p5  
[Ar] 4s1  
Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Ununseptium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
117  
1
19  
99+
Number of Neutrons
167  
3
20  
99+
Number of Electrons
117  
1
19  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
227.00 pm  
4
Covalent Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
203.00 pm  
9
Van der Waals Radius
220.00 pm  
28
275.00 pm  
7
Atomic Weight
294.00 amu  
1
39.10 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+
45.46 cm3/mol  
4
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
No Previous Element  
Aluminium
  
Next Element
Livermorium
  
Calcium
  
Valence Electron Potential
2.20 (-eV)  
99+
10.40 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
330.25 pm  
99+
532.80 pm  
13
Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.65  
12
1.69  
10
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
7.10 g/cm3  
99+
0.86 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.20 g/cm3  
99+
0.83 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
16.00 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
9
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
16
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
34
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
1.30 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
3.10 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
12.40 GPa  
99+
3.53 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.35  
9
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
7.20  
99+
0.86  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
13
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
23
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  
Resistivity
0.10 nΩ·m  
99+
72.00 nΩ·m  
37
Electrical Conductivity
-  
0.14 106/cm Ω  
16
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
48.40 kJ/mol  
27
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38
0.75 J/(kg K)  
6
Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
29.60 J/mol·K  
8
Thermal Conductivity
0.20 W/m·K  
99+
102.50 W/m·K  
15
Critical Temperature
700.00 K  
99+
2,223.00 K  
14
Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
83.30 µm/(m·K)  
3
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
550.00 kJ/mol  
14
77.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
2.32 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
590.00 kJ/mol  
13
89.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
64.70 J/mol.K  
19
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