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Appendix E: Metal Properties
Element E
F
(eV) v
F
(10
6
m/s) λ
F
(nm) n
3
(10
28
/m
3
) σ (10
7
/Ω m)
Cesium (Cs) 1.58 0.75 0.976 0.91 0.50
Rubidium (Rb) 1.85 0.81 0.902 1.15 0.80
Potassium (K) 2.12 0.86 0.842 1.40 1.39
Sodium (Na) 3.23 1.07 0.682 2.65 2.11
Barium (Ba) 3.65 1.13 0.642 3.20 0.26
Strontium (Sr) 3.95 1.18 0.617 3.56 0.47
Calcium (Ca) 4.68 1.28 0.567 4.60 2.78
Lithium (Li) 4.72 1.29 0.565 4.70 1.07
Silver (Ag) 5.48 1.39 0.524 5.85 6.21
Gold (Au) 5.51 1.39 0.522 5.90 4.55
Copper (Cu) 7.00 1.57 0.464 8.45 5.88
Magnesium (Mg) 7.13 1.58 0.459 8.60 2.33
Cadmium (Cd) 7.46 1.62 0.449 9.28 1.38
Indium (In) 8.60 1.74 0.418 11.49 1.14
Zinc (Zn) 9.39 1.82 0.400 13.10 1.69
Lead (Pb) 9.37 1.82 0.401 13.20 0.48
Gallium (Ga) 10.35 1.91 0.381 15.30 0.67
Aluminum (Al) 11.63 2.02 0.360 18.06 3.65
Beryllium (Be) 14.14 2.23 0.326 24.20 3.08
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