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Thulium Potassium Comparison


Potassium Thulium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tm   
K   

Group Number
Not Available   
1   
17

Period Number
6   
4   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Alkali   

CAS Number
7440304   
99+
7440097   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
  • 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
Per Teodor Cleve   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %   
28
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.07 %   
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
1.50 %   
6

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.04 %   
3

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.20 %   
2

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Thulium metal produces isotopes that emits X-rays. This isotope is used in X-ray machine.
  • Thulium element is also used in Surgical equipment like laser.
  
  • 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
NA   
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
2

In Bone
Not Available   
2,100.00 p.p.m.   
3

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,545.00 °C   
23
63.65 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,730.00 °C   
99+
774.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
0.40   
23

Brinell Hardness
471.00 MPa   
25
0.36 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa   
21
Not Available   

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

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
Tm   
K   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32   
7
20   
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.25   
35
0.82   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.45   
31

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11   
29
0.91   
39

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.73   
23

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.73   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.75   
19
3.18   
3

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,160.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,052.00 kJ/mol   
5

3rd Energy Level
2,285.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4,420.00 kJ/mol   
8

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33
5,877.00 kJ/mol   
9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr   
26
1.46 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
2.30 eV   
99+

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
69   
99+
19   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f13 6s2   
[Ar] 4s1   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
69   
99+
19   
99+

Number of Neutrons
100   
32
20   
99+

Number of Electrons
69   
99+
19   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm   
18
227.00 pm   
3

Covalent Radius
160.00 pm   
30
203.00 pm   
9

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
275.00 pm   
5

Atomic Weight
168.93 amu   
99+
39.10 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
18.10 cm3/mol   
28
45.46 cm3/mol   
3

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Erbium
  
Aluminium
  

Next Element
Ytterbium
  
Calcium
  

Valence Electron Potential
49.70 (-eV)   
28
10.40 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
353.75 pm   
40
532.80 pm   
12

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57   
17
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.32 g/cm3   
40
0.86 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.56 g/cm3   
24
0.83 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.06 (Pa)   
10
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.50 GPa   
22
1.30 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
44.50 GPa   
26
3.10 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
74.00 GPa   
27
3.53 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.21   
31
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.32   
31
0.86   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
676.00 nΩ·m   
5
72.00 nΩ·m   
37

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω   
14

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
48.40 kJ/mol   
22

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)   
35
0.75 J/(kg K)   
6

Molar Heat Capacity
27.03 J/mol·K   
22
29.60 J/mol·K   
6

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
2,223.00 K   
3

Thermal Expansion
13.30 µm/(m·K)   
29
83.30 µm/(m·K)   
3

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.80 kJ/mol   
17
2.32 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
247.00 kJ/mol   
99+
89.50 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
74.00 J/mol.K   
9
64.70 J/mol.K   
18

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