Input interpretation
alkali metals | bulk modulus
Summary
median | 3.1 GPa highest | 11 GPa (lithium) lowest | 1.6 GPa (cesium) distribution | | (based on 5 values; 1 unavailable)
Entity with missing value
francium
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 5 | cesium | | 0.15 | 1 4 | rubidium | | 0.23 | 1.6 3 | potassium | | 0.28 | 1.9 2 | sodium | | 0.6 | 3.9 1 | lithium | | 1 | 7
Bulk modulus rankings
1 | cesium | 1.6 GPa 2 | rubidium | 2.5 GPa 3 | potassium | 3.1 GPa 4 | sodium | 6.3 GPa 5 | lithium | 11 GPa (based on 5 values; 1 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median bulk modulus 3.1 GPa
3.1×10^9 Pa (pascals)
3.1×10^9 N/m^2 (newtons per square meter)
31000 atm (atmospheres) (unit officially deprecated)
Comparisons for median bulk modulus 3.1 GPa
≈ ( 0.014 ≈ 1/71 ) × gold bulk modulus ( ≈ 220 GPa )
≈ ( 0.018 ≈ 1/55 ) × iron bulk modulus ( ≈ 170 GPa )
≈ ( 0.094 ≈ 1/11 ) × carbon bulk modulus ( ≈ 33 GPa )
Corresponding quantity
Compressibility β from β = 1/K: | 3.2×10^-10 Pa^(-1) (reciprocal pascals)