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K, 19
potassium (English)
potassium, m. (French)
Kalium, n. (German)
kalij (Russian)
potassio??? (Spanish)
kalium (Swedish)


Symbol, numberK, 19 (alkali metal), Group: 1; 1A
Weight39.0983
In Nature
Discovered1807, by Sir Humphry Davy (England)
Density  [kg/m3]863 [293 K] (solid)   828 [337 K] (liquid)   
Molar volume45.36 cm3
Melting Temperature336.80 K   (63.8 °C)   Enthalpy: 77.53 kJ/mol
Boiling Temperature1047 K   (774 °C)   Enthalpy: 2.40 kJ/mol
Electrical resistance6.15E-8 [273 K] Wm
ThermalConductivity: 102.4 [300 K] W/Km     Expansion: 83E-6 /K
Configuration1s2 2s2p6 3s2p6 4s1
Ionisation [kJ/mol]
  M-->  M+--> M2+--> M3+--> M4+--> M5+--> M6+--> M7+--> M8+--> M9+-->M10+
Thermodynamics
State Df Df CpH 298.15-H°0
[kJ/mol] [J/Kmol] [kJ/mol]
Isotopes
Mass In nature Half-life Spin m/mN NMM Decay
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