Tin

Potassium

Tin vs Potassium

Tin

Potassium

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1 Periodic Table

1.1 Symbol

1.2 Group Number

141

0 17

1.3 Period Number

2 7

1.4 Block

p block

s block

1.5 Element Family

Post-Transition

Alkali

1.6 CAS Number

74403157440097

7429905 54386242

1.7 Space Group Name

I41/amd

Im_ 3m

1.8 Space Group Number

141.00229.00

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

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 %

5E-09 0.11

2.4.2 Abundance In Sun

~0.0000009 %~0.0004 %

1E-08 0.1

2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites

0.00 %0.07 %

1.7E-07 22

2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust

0.00 %1.50 %

9.9E-12 8.1

2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans

0.00 %0.04 %

2E-23 1.1

2.4.6 Abundance In Humans

0.00 %0.20 %

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

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

0 1970

3.2.4 In Bone

1.40 p.p.m.2,100.00 p.p.m.

0 170000

4 Physical

4.1 Melting Point

231.90 °C63.65 °C

27 3410

4.2 Boiling Point

2,270.00 °C774.00 °C

147 5660

4.3 Appearance

4.3.1 Physical State

Solid

4.3.2 Color

Silvery White

Silvery Gray

4.3.3 Luster

4.4 Hardness

4.4.1 Mohs Hardness

1.500.40

0.2 8.5

4.4.2 Brinell Hardness

50.00 MPa0.36 MPa

0.14 3490

4.4.3 Vickers Hardness

NANA

121 3430

4.5 Speed of Sound

2,730.00 m/s2,000.00 m/s

818 16200

4.6 Optical Properties

4.6.1 Refractive Index

NANA

1.000933 1.7229

4.6.2 Reflectivity

NANA

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

5.2 Isotopes

5.2.1 Known Isotopes

3520

0 38

5.3 Electronegativity

5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity

1.960.82

0.7 2.54

5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity

1.490.45

0.22 2.56

5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity

1.720.91

0.86 1.82

5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity

2.210.73

0.62 2.48

5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity

1.820.73

0.659 2.7

5.4 Electropositivity

5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity

2.043.18

1.46 3.3

5.5 Ionization Energies

5.5.1 1st Energy Level

708.60 kJ/mol418.80 kJ/mol

375.7 26130

5.5.2 2nd Energy Level

1,411.80 kJ/mol3,052.00 kJ/mol

710.2162 28750

5.5.3 3rd Energy Level

2,943.00 kJ/mol4,420.00 kJ/mol

1600 34230

5.5.4 4th Energy Level

3,930.30 kJ/mol5,877.00 kJ/mol

2780 37066

5.5.5 5th Energy Level

7,456.00 kJ/mol7,975.00 kJ/mol

4305.2 97510

5.5.6 6th Energy Level

NA9,590.00 kJ/mol

5715.8 105800

5.5.7 7th Energy level

NA11,343.00 kJ/mol

7226.8 114300

5.5.8 8th Energy Level

NA14,944.00 kJ/mol

8857.4 125300

5.5.9 9th Energy Level

NA16,963.70 kJ/mol

14110 134700

5.5.10 10th Energy Level

NA48,610.00 kJ/mol

17100 144300

5.5.11 11th Energy Level

NA54,490.00 kJ/mol

19900 169988

5.5.12 12th Energy Level

NA60,730.00 kJ/mol

22219 189368

5.5.13 13th Energy Level

NA68,950.00 kJ/mol

26930 76015

5.5.14 14th Energy Level

NA75,900.00 kJ/mol

29196 86450

5.5.15 15th Energy Level

NA83,080.00 kJ/mol

41987 97510

5.5.16 16th Energy Level

NA93,400.00 kJ/mol

47206 109480

5.5.17 17th Energy Level

NA99,710.00 kJ/mol

52737 122200

5.5.18 18th Energy Level

NANA

58570 134810

5.5.19 19th Energy Level

NANA

64702 148700

5.5.20 20th Energy Level

NANA

80400 171200

5.5.21 21st Energy Level

NANA

87000 179100

5.5.22 22nd Energy Level

NANA

93400 184900

5.5.23 23rd Energy Level

NANA

98420 198800

5.5.24 24th Energy Level

NANA

104400 195200

5.5.25 25th Energy Level

NANA

121900 121900

5.5.26 26th Energy Level

NANA

127700 127700

5.5.27 27th Energy Level

NANA

133800 133800

5.5.28 28th Energy Level

NANA

139800 139800

5.5.29 29th Energy Level

NANA

148100 148100

5.5.30 30th Energy Level

NANA

154500 154500

5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent

1.11 g/amp-hr1.46 g/amp-hr

0.16812 8.3209

5.7 Electron Work Function

4.42 eV2.30 eV

2.14 5.65

5.8 Other Chemical Properties

Ionization, Solubility

Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility

6 Atomic

6.1 Atomic Number

5019

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

3 117

6.4.2 Number of Neutrons

6920

4 184

6.4.3 Number of Electrons

5019

3 117

6.5 Radius of an Atom

6.5.1 Atomic Radius

140.00 pm227.00 pm

112 265

6.5.2 Covalent Radius

139.00 pm203.00 pm

96 260

6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius

217.00 pm275.00 pm

139 348

6.6 Atomic Weight

118.71 amu39.10 amu

6.94 294

6.7 Atomic Volume

16.30 cm3/mol45.46 cm3/mol

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)

8 392.42

6.10 Lattice Constant

583.18 pm532.80 pm

228.58 891.25

6.11 Lattice Angles

π/2, π/2, π/2

6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio

NANA

1.567 1.886

7 Mechanical

7.1 Density

7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature

7.37 g/cm³0.86 g/cm³

0.534 40.7

7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)

6.99 g/cm30.83 g/cm3

0.512 20

7.2 Tensile Strength

NANA

2.5 11000

7.3 Viscosity

NANA

0.001526 0.001526

7.4 Vapor Pressure

7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K

0.00 (Pa)NA

2.47E-11 121

7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K

NANA

2.62E-10 774

7.5 Elasticity properties

7.5.1 Shear Modulus

18.00 GPa1.30 GPa

1.3 222

7.5.2 Bulk Modulus

58.00 GPa3.10 GPa

1.6 462

7.5.3 Young's Modulus

50.00 GPa3.53 GPa

1.7 528

7.6 Poisson Ratio

0.36NA

0.032 0.47

7.7 Other Mechanical Properties

Ductile, Malleable

8 Magnetic

8.1 Magnetic Characteristics

8.1.1 Specific Gravity

7.310.86

0.53 4500

1.2.2 Magnetic Ordering

Diamagnetic

Paramagnetic

1.2.4 Permeability

NANA

1.25643E-06 0.0063

1.2.6 Susceptibility

NANA

-0.000166 200000

1.3 Electrical Properties

1.3.1 Electrical Property

Superconductor

Conductor

1.3.2 Resistivity

115.00 nΩ·m72.00 nΩ·m

0.18 961

1.3.3 Electrical Conductivity

0.09 10⁶/cm Ω0.14 10⁶/cm Ω

0.00666 0.63

1.3.4 Electron Affinity

107.30 kJ/mol48.40 kJ/mol

0 222.8

2 Thermal

2.1 Specific Heat

0.23 J/(kg K)0.75 J/(kg K)

0.11 3.6

2.2 Molar Heat Capacity

27.11 J/mol·K29.60 J/mol·K

16.443 62.7

2.3 Thermal Conductivity

66.80 W/m·K102.50 W/m·K

6.3 429

2.4 Critical Temperature

NA2,223.00 K

26.3 3223

2.5 Thermal Expansion

22.00 µm/(m·K)83.30 µm/(m·K)

4.5 97

2.6 Enthalpy

2.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization

290.40 kJ/mol77.50 kJ/mol

7.32 799.1

2.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion

7.03 kJ/mol2.32 kJ/mol

2.1 35.23

2.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization

301.30 kJ/mol89.50 kJ/mol

61.5 837

2.7 Standard Molar Entropy

51.20 J/mol.K64.70 J/mol.K

9.5 198.1

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