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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Sn
K
1.2 Group Number
141
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
54
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
p block
s block
1.5 Element Family
Post-​Transition
Alkali
1.6 CAS Number
74403157440097
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
I41/amd
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
141.00229.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Unknown
Humphry Davy
2.3.2 Discovery
Before 3500 BC
In 1807
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %3 * 10-4 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %~0.0004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.07 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %1.50 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.04 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %0.20 %
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
  • Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
  • 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.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Dentistry
Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.3 Other Uses
NA
NA
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.38 Blood/mg dm-31,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
1.40 p.p.m.2,100.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
231.90 °C63.65 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,270.00 °C774.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery Gray
4.3.3 Luster
NA
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
1.500.40
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
50.00 MPa0.36 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
2,730.00 m/s2,000.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
White Tin (Beta Tin)
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Sn
K
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3520
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.960.82
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.490.45
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.720.91
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.210.73
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.820.73
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.043.18
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol418.80 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,411.80 kJ/mol3,052.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,943.00 kJ/mol4,420.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,930.30 kJ/mol5,877.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
7,456.00 kJ/mol7,975.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA9,590.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA11,343.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA14,944.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA16,963.70 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA48,610.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA54,490.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NA60,730.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NA68,950.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NA75,900.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NA83,080.00 kJ/mol
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NA93,400.00 kJ/mol
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NA99,710.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.11 g/amp-hr1.46 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.42 eV2.30 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
5019
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2
[Ar] 4s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
5019
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
6920
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
5019
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
140.00 pm227.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
139.00 pm203.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
217.00 pm275.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
118.71 amu39.10 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
16.30 cm3/mol45.46 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
83.50 (-eV)10.40 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
583.18 pm532.80 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
7.37 g/cm30.86 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.99 g/cm30.83 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
18.00 GPa1.30 GPa
Palladium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
58.00 GPa3.10 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa3.53 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.36NA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
7.310.86
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Superconductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
115.00 nΩ·m72.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.09 106/cm Ω0.14 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
107.30 kJ/mol48.40 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)0.75 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
27.11 J/mol·K29.60 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
66.80 W/m·K102.50 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NA2,223.00 K
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
22.00 µm/(m·K)83.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
290.40 kJ/mol77.50 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
7.03 kJ/mol2.32 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
301.30 kJ/mol89.50 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
51.20 J/mol.K64.70 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1