So how much does Potassium weight... or how much mass does it have?
The answer is 39,0983. However there is a lot of secret stuff about Potassium that most people don't know
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Potassium Overview
Potassium Atomic Mass
Description
Soft, waxy, silver-white metal. Eighth most abundant element in the earth's crust (20,900 ppm). Occurs only in compounds.
Atomic Symbol
K (Potassium)
Discovery
Discovered By: Sir Humphrey Davy
Year: 1807
Location: England
Discovered By: Sir Humphrey Davy
Year: 1807
Location: England
State at 20 °C
Solid
Uses
Used as potash in making glass & soap. Also as saltpeter, potassium nitrate (KNO3) to make explosives and to color fireworks in mauve. Formerly called kalium (K). Vital to function of nerve and muscle tissures.
Used as potash in making glass & soap. Also as saltpeter, potassium nitrate (KNO3) to make explosives and to color fireworks in mauve. Formerly called kalium (K). Vital to function of nerve and muscle tissures.
Sources
Found in minerals like carnallite [(KMgCl3).6H2O] & sylvite (potassium chloride, KCL). Pure metal is produced by the reaction of hot potassium chloride and sodium vapors in a special retort.
Found in minerals like carnallite [(KMgCl3).6H2O] & sylvite (potassium chloride, KCL). Pure metal is produced by the reaction of hot potassium chloride and sodium vapors in a special retort.
Name Origin
English: pot ash; symbol from Latin: kalium, (alkali).
English: pot ash; symbol from Latin: kalium, (alkali).
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