What is the electronegativity of Potassium?

The Pauling electronegativity of Potassium is 0.82.

Potassium (K) - Element 19 | Properties & Electron Configuration

The electron configuration of Potassium is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s¹.

What is Potassium?

Potassium (K) is element 19, a alkali metal in period 4, group 1. Its electron configuration is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s¹.

The full electron configuration of Potassium is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s¹. In noble gas shorthand, this is written as [Ar] 4s¹.

Potassium is a s-block element in group 1, period 4.

Electronegativity: Potassium has a Pauling electronegativity of 0.82. Within group 1, electronegativity generally decreases down the group.

Atomic Radius: 220 pm. Across period 4, atomic radius generally decreases left to right as nuclear charge increases.

Ionization Energy: 419 kJ/mol. Ionization energy generally increases across a period and decreases down a group.

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