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Potassium Powder

CAS #:

7440-09-7

Linear Formula:

MDL Number:

MFCD00133776

EC No.:

N/A

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Potassium Powder Properties (Theoretical)

Molecular Weight	39.1
Appearance	Soft, silvery metal
Melting Point	63.25 °C
Boiling Point	760 °C
Density	0.862 g/cm³
Solubility in H2O	N/A
Electrical Resistivity	6.15 microhm-cm @ 0 °C
Electronegativity	0.8 Paulings
Heat of Vaporization	18.9 K-Cal/gm atom at 760 °C
Poisson's Ratio	N/A
Specific Heat	0.180 Cal/g/K @ 25 °C
Tensile Strength	N/A
Thermal Conductivity	1.025 W/cm/K @ 298.2 K
Thermal Expansion	(25 °C) 83.3 µm/(m·K)
Vickers Hardness	N/A
Young's Modulus	3.53 GPa

Potassium Powder Health & Safety Information

Signal Word	N/A
Hazard Statements	N/A
Hazard Codes	N/A
RTECS Number	N/A
Transport Information	N/A
MSDS / SDS	Request MSDS / SDS

About Potassium Powder

American Elements specializes in producing high purity Potassium Powder with the smallest possible average grain sizes for use in preparation of pressed and bonded sputtering targets and in Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) and Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) processes including Thermal and Electron Beam (E-Beam) Evaporation, Low Temperature Organic Evaporation, Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Metallic-Organic and Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD). Powders are also useful in any application where high surface areas are desired such as water treatment and in fuel cell and solar applications. Nanoparticles also produce very high surface areas. Our standard powder particle sizes average in the range of - 325 mesh, - 100 mesh, 10-50 microns and submicron (< 1 micron). We can also provide many materials in the nanoscale range. American Elements produces to many standard grades when applicable, including Mil Spec (military grade); ACS, Reagent and Technical Grade; Food, Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Grade; Optical Grade, USP and EP/BP (European Pharmacopoeia/British Pharmacopoeia) and follows applicable ASTM testing standards. Typical and custom packaging is available. We also produce Potassium as rod, ingot, pieces, pellets, disc, granules, wire, and in compound forms, such as oxide. Other shapes are available by request.

Potassium Powder Synonyms

N/A

Chemical Identifiers

Linear Formula	K
MDL Number	MFCD00133776
EC No.	N/A
Beilstein/Reaxys No.	N/A
Pubchem CID	5462222
SMILES	[K]
InchI Identifier	InChI=1S/K
InchI Key	ZLMJMSJWJFRBEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Packaging Specifications

Typical bulk packaging includes palletized plastic 5 gallon/25 kg. pails, fiber and steel drums to 1 ton super sacks in full container (FCL) or truck load (T/L) quantities. Research and sample quantities and hygroscopic, oxidizing or other air sensitive materials may be packaged under argon or vacuum. Shipping documentation includes a Certificate of Analysis and Safety Data Sheet (SDS). Solutions are packaged in polypropylene, plastic or glass jars up to palletized 440 gallon liquid totes, and 36,000 lb. tanker trucks.

Related Elements

Potassium

19 K 39.098300000 Potassium

See more Potassium products. Potassium (atomic symbol: K, atomic number: 19) is a Block S, Group 1, Period 4 element with an atomic weight of 39.0983. The number of electrons in each of Potassium's shells is [2, 8, 8, 1] and its electron configuration is [Ar] 4s¹. The potassium atom has a radius of 227.2 pm and a Van der Waals radius of 275 pm. Potassium was discovered and first isolated by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1807. Potassium is the seventh most abundant element on earth. It is one of the most reactive and electropositive of all metals and rapidly oxidizes. As with other alkali metals, potassium decomposes in water with the evolution of hydrogen because of its reacts violently with water, it only occurs in nature in ionic salts. Potassium Bohr Model In its elemental form, potassium has a silvery gray metallic appearance, but its compounds (such as potassium hydroxide) are more frequently used in industrial and chemical applications. The origin of the element's name comes from the English word 'potash,' meaning pot ashes, and the Arabic word qali, which means alkali. The symbol K originates from the Latin word kalium.