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Atomic Data for Potassium (K)

Atomic Number = 19

Atomic Weight = 39.0983

Reference E95


  Isotope   Mass   Abundance   Spin   Mag Moment 
              
39K38.96370793.2581%3/2+0.39146
40K39.9639990.012%4-1.298
41K40.9618256.7302%3/2+0.21487

K I  Ground State 1s22s22p63s23p64s 2S1/2
       Ionization energy  35009.8140 cm-1 (4.3406633 eV)   Ref. SC85

K II Ground State 1s22s22p63s23p6 1S0
       Ionization energy  255100 cm-1 (31.63 eV)   Ref. K87