potassium

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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas89.0 ± 0.8kJ/molReviewCox, Wagman, et al., 1984CODATA Review value
Δfgas89.00kJ/molReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in December, 1961
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
gas,1 bar160.341 ± 0.003J/mol*KReviewCox, Wagman, et al., 1984CODATA Review value
gas,1 bar160.34J/mol*KReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in December, 1961

Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

Cp° = A + B*t + C*t2 + D*t3 + E/t2
H° − H°298.15= A*t + B*t2/2 + C*t3/3 + D*t4/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t2/2 + D*t3/3 − E/(2*t2) + G
    Cp = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Temperature (K) 1039.54 to 1800.1800. to 6000.
A 20.6612258.70570
B 0.391869-27.38277
C -0.4173446.730509
D 0.145582-0.420844
E 0.003764-25.87921
F 82.8386032.37931
G 185.2650198.3777
H 88.9999688.99996
ReferenceChase, 1998Chase, 1998
Comment Data last reviewed in December, 1961 Data last reviewed in December, 1961

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfliquid2.27kJ/molReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in December, 1961
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
liquid,1 bar71.40J/mol*KReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in December, 1961
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
solid,1 bar64.68 ± 0.20J/mol*KReviewCox, Wagman, et al., 1984CODATA Review value
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
solid64.63J/mol*KReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in December, 1961

Liquid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

Cp° = A + B*t + C*t2 + D*t3 + E/t2
H° − H°298.15= A*t + B*t2/2 + C*t3/3 + D*t4/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t2/2 + D*t3/3 − E/(2*t2) + G
    Cp = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Temperature (K) 336.35 to 1039.54
A 40.27113
B -30.54542
C 26.49505
D -5.727854
E -0.063477
F -8.812467
G 127.7614
H 2.270005
ReferenceChase, 1998
Comment Data last reviewed in December, 1961

Solid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

Cp° = A + B*t + C*t2 + D*t3 + E/t2
H° − H°298.15= A*t + B*t2/2 + C*t3/3 + D*t4/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t2/2 + D*t3/3 − E/(2*t2) + G
    Cp = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Temperature (K) 298. to 336.35
A -63.47410
B -3226.340
C 14644.60
D -16229.50
E 16.29410
F 119.6480
G 533.8780
H 0.000000
ReferenceChase, 1998
Comment Data last reviewed in December, 1961

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

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Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)4.34066 ± 0.00001eVN/AN/AL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
4.34066EVALLide, 1992LL
4.34066SKelly, 1987LBLHLM
4.34066 ± 0.00001SSugar and Corliss, 1985LBLHLM
4.5 ± 1.0SFarber, Srivastava, et al., 1982LBLHLM
4.4EIZmbov, Wu, et al., 1977LLK
4.1 ± 0.3EISimmons, Lowden, et al., 1977LLK
4.34PEWilliams and Potts, 1976LLK
4.34066SMoore, 1970RDSH

References

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Cox, Wagman, et al., 1984
Cox, J.D.; Wagman, D.D.; Medvedev, V.A., CODATA Key Values for Thermodynamics, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., New York, 1984, 1. [all data]

Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Lide, 1992
Lide, D.R. (Editor), Ionization potentials of atoms and atomic ions in Handbook of Chem. and Phys., 1992, 10-211. [all data]

Kelly, 1987
Kelly, R.L., Atomic and ionic spectrum lines of hydrogen through kryton, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1987, 16. [all data]

Sugar and Corliss, 1985
Sugar, J.; Corliss, C., Atomic energy levels of the iron period elements: Potassium through nickel, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1985, 14. [all data]

Farber, Srivastava, et al., 1982
Farber, M.; Srivastava, R.D.; Moyer, J.W., Mass spectrometric determination of the thermodynamics of potassium hydroxide and minor potassium-containing species required in magnetohydrodynamic power systems, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1982, 14, 1103. [all data]

Zmbov, Wu, et al., 1977
Zmbov, K.F.; Wu, C.H.; Ihle, H.R., A mass spectrometric study of heteronuclear diatomic alkali metal molecules. Dissociation energies ionization potentials of NaLi, KLi, NaK, J. Chem. Phys., 1977, 67, 4603. [all data]

Simmons, Lowden, et al., 1977
Simmons, L.L.; Lowden, L.F.; Ehlert, T.C., A mass spectrometric study of K2CO3 and K2O, J. Phys. Chem., 1977, 81, 706. [all data]

Williams and Potts, 1976
Williams, T.A.; Potts, A.W., Complexities in the HeI photoelectron spectra of alkali metal vapours, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1976, 8, 331. [all data]

Moore, 1970
Moore, C.E., Ionization potentials and ionization limits derived from the analyses of optical spectra, Natl. Stand. Ref. Data Ser., (U.S. Natl. Bur. Stand.), 1970, 34, 1. [all data]


Notes

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