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Potassium

Potassium Details

Potassium Symbol: K

Potassium Atomic Number: 19

Potassium Atomic Weight: 39.0983

What is Potassium?
Soft silvery metallic element belonging to group 1 of the periodic table (alkali metals). Occurs naturally in seawater and a many minerals. Highly reactive, chemically, it resembles sodium in its behavior and compounds. Discovered by Sir Humphry Davy in 1807.

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