Check Potassium (K) on the periodic table

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Alkali metals
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Alkaline earth metals
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Pnictogens
16
Chalcogens
17
Halo­gens
18
Noble gases
Hydrogen
H
1.008
1
















































Helium
He
4.0026
2
Lithium
Li
6.94
3
Beryllium
Be
9.0122
4






























Boron
B
10.81
5
Carbon
C
12.011
6
Nitrogen
N
14.007
7
Oxygen
O
15.999
8
Fluorine
F
18.998
9
Neon
Ne
20.18
10
Sodium
Na
22.99
11
Magnesium
Mg
24.305
12






























Aluminium
Al
26.982
13
Silicon
Si
28.085
14
Phosphorus
P
30.974
15
Sulfur
S
32.06
16
Chlorine
Cl
35.45
17
Argon
Ar
39.95
18
Potassium
K
39.098
19
Calcium
Ca
40.078
20
Scandium
Sc
44.956
21
Titanium
Ti
47.867
22
Vanadium
V
50.942
23
Chromium
Cr
51.996
24
Manganese
Mn
54.938
25
Iron
Fe
55.845
26
Cobalt
Co
58.933
27
Nickel
Ni
58.693
28
Copper
Cu
63.546
29
Zinc
Zn
65.38
30
Gallium
Ga
69.723
31
Germanium
Ge
72.63
32
Arsenic
As
74.922
33
Selenium
Se
78.971
34
Bromine
Br
79.904
35
Krypton
Kr
83.798
36
Rubidium
Rb
85.468
37
Strontium
Sr
87.62
38
Yttrium
Y
88.906
39
Zirconium
Zr
91.224
40
Niobium
Nb
92.906
41
Molybdenum
Mo
95.95
42
Technetium
Tc
[97]
43
Ruthenium
Ru
101.07
44
Rhodium
Rh
102.91
45
Palladium
Pd
106.42
46
Silver
Ag
107.87
47
Cadmium
Cd
112.41
48
Indium
In
114.82
49
Tin
Sn
118.71
50
Antimony
Sb
121.76
51
Tellurium
Te
127.6
52
Iodine
I
126.9
53
Xenon
Xe
131.29
54
Caesium
Cs
132.91
55
Barium
Ba
137.33
56
Lanthanum
La
138.91
57
Hafnium
Hf
178.49
72
Tantalum
Ta
180.95
73
Tungsten
W
183.84
74
Rhenium
Re
186.21
75
Osmium
Os
190.23
76
Iridium
Ir
192.22
77
Platinum
Pt
195.08
78
Gold
Au
196.97
79
Mercury
Hg
200.59
80
Thallium
Tl
204.38
81
Lead
Pb
207.2
82
Bismuth
Bi
208.98
83
Polonium
Po
[209]
84
Astatine
At
[210]
85
Radon
Rn
[222]
86
Francium
Fr
[223]
87
Radium
Ra
[226]
88
Actinium
Ac
[227]
89
Rutherfordium
Rf
[267]
104
Dubnium
Db
[268]
105
Seaborgium
Sg
[269]
106
Bohrium
Bh
[270]
107
Hassium
Hs
[269]
108
Meitnerium
Mt
[278]
109
Darmstadtium
Ds
[281]
110
Roentgenium
Rg
[282]
111
Copernicum
Cn
[285]
112
Nihonium
Nh
[286]
113
Flerovium
Fl
[289]
114
Moscovium
Mc
[290]
115
Livermorium
Lv
[293]
116
Tennessine
Ts
[294]
117
Oganesson
Og
[294]
118









Cerium
Ce
140.12
58
Praseodymium
Pr
140.91
59
Neodymium
Nd
144.24
60
Promethium
Pm
[145]
61
Samarium
Sm
150.36
62
Europium
Eu
151.96
63
Gadolinium
Gd
157.25
64
Terbium
Tb
158.93
65
Dysprosium
Dy
162.5
66
Holmium
Ho
164.93
67
Erbium
Er
167.26
68
Thulium
Tm
168.93
69
Ytterbium
Yb
173.05
70
Lutenium
Lu
174.97
71












Thorium
Th
232.04
90
Protactinium
Pa
231.04
91
Uranium
U
238.03
92
Neptunium
Np
[237]
93
Plutonium
Pu
[244]
94
Americium
Am
[243]
95
Curium
Cm
[247]
96
Berkelium
Bk
[247]
97
Californium
Cf
[251]
98
Einsteinium
Es
[252]
99
Fermium
Fm
[257]
100
Mendelevium
Md
[258]
101
Nobelium
No
[259]
102
Lawrencium
Lr
[266]
103

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the symbol for Potassium ?

    The symbol for Potassium is K.


  • What is the atomic number for Potassium ?

    The atomic number for Potassium is 19


  • What is the atomic weight for Potassium ?

    The atomic weight for Potassium is 39.0983


  • What is the melting point for Potassium ?

    The melting point for Potassium is 336.53


  • What is the boiling point for Potassium ?

    The boiling point for Potassium is 1032.


  • How many valence electrons are there in Potassium?

    There are 1 valence electron in Potassium


  • What is the electronic configuration of Potassium ?

    The electronic configuration for Potassium is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1


  • What is the oxidation state for Potassium ?

    The oxidation state for Potassium is -1,1c


  • Potassium is discovered in which year?

    Potassium is discovered in 1807


  • What is the density at STP for Potassium ?

    The density for Potassium at STP is 856.


  • What is the ionization energy for Potassium ?

    The ionization energy for Potassium is 418.8 KJ/mol


  • What is the specific heat for Potassium ?

    The specific heat for Potassium is 757


  • What is the vaporization heat for Potassium ?

    The vaporization heat for Potassium is 76.9


  • What is the fusion heat for Potassium ?

    The fusion heat for Potassium is 2.33


  • What is the electron affinity for Potassium ?

    The electron affinity for Potassium is 48.4


  • How many isotopes are there in Potassium?

    There are 24 isotopes in Potassium


  • What is the thermal conductivity for Potassium ?

    The thermal conductivity for Potassium is 100


  • What are the quantum numbers for Potassium?

    The quantum numbers for Potassium are 0,0,4


  • What is the abundance for Potassium in universe ?

    The abundance in universe for Potassium is 0.00030


  • What is the abundance for Potassium in earth crust?

    The abundance in crust for Potassium is 1.5


  • What is the calculated radius for Potassium?

    The calculated radius for Potassium is 243


  • What is the empirical radius for Potassium?

    The empirical radius for Potassium is 220


  • What is the covalent radius for Potassium?

    The covalent radius for Potassium is 196


  • What is the Vanderwaals radius for Potassium?

    The vanderwaals radius for Potassium is 275


  • What is the electronegativity for Potassium?

    The electronegativity for Potassium is 0.82