Input interpretation
group 14 elements | bulk modulus
Summary
median | 52 GPa highest | 100 GPa (silicon) lowest | 33 GPa (carbon) distribution | | (based on 4 values; 2 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
germanium | flerovium (total: 2)
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 4 | carbon | | 0.33 | 1 3 | lead | | 0.46 | 1.4 2 | tin | | 0.6 | 1.8 1 | silicon | | 1 | 3
Bulk modulus rankings
1 | carbon | 33 GPa 2 | lead | 46 GPa 3 | tin | 58 GPa 4 | silicon | 100 GPa (based on 4 values; 2 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median bulk modulus 52 GPa
0.052 TPa (terapascals)
5.2×10^10 Pa (pascals)
5.2×10^10 N/m^2 (newtons per square meter)
510000 atm (atmospheres) (unit officially deprecated)
Comparisons for median bulk modulus 52 GPa
≈ ( 0.24 ≈ 1/4 ) × gold bulk modulus ( ≈ 220 GPa )
≈ 0.31 × iron bulk modulus ( ≈ 170 GPa )
≈ 1.6 × carbon bulk modulus ( ≈ 33 GPa )
Corresponding quantity
Compressibility β from β = 1/K: | 1.9×10^-11 Pa^(-1) (reciprocal pascals)