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| − | {{Element | name=Potassium | symbol=K | anumber=19 | amass=39.10 amu | noe=19 | class=Alkali metal | cstructure=Body-Centered Cubic | color=Silver | date=1807 | discname=[[Davy, Sir Humphrey ]] | origname=From the Latin ''Kalium'' | uses=important biological role, and used in numerous industrial processes | obtained= | + | {{Element | name=Potassium | symbol=K | anumber=19 | amass=39.10 amu | noe=19 | class=Alkali metal | cstructure=Body-Centered Cubic | color=Silver | date=1807 | discname=[[Davy, Sir Humphrey ]] | origname=From the Latin ''Kalium'' | uses=important biological role, and used in numerous industrial processes | obtained=sylvite, sylvinite, carnallite }} |
Potassium is an element<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>in the Alkali metals class of the periodic table. It is so chemically active that it is never found free (in elemental form) in nature. In its elemental form, it reacts with water, forming potassium hydroxide and [[hydrogen]] gas, so violently that the hydrogen usually catches fire. | Potassium is an element<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>in the Alkali metals class of the periodic table. It is so chemically active that it is never found free (in elemental form) in nature. In its elemental form, it reacts with water, forming potassium hydroxide and [[hydrogen]] gas, so violently that the hydrogen usually catches fire. | ||
Revision as of 16:31, April 9, 2007
| Potassium | |
|---|---|
| Properties | |
| Atomic symbol | K |
| Atomic number | 19 |
| Classification | Alkali metal |
| Atomic mass | 39.10 amu |
| Other Information | |
| Date of discovery | 1807 |
| Name of discoverer | Davy, Sir Humphrey |
| Name origin | From the Latin Kalium |
| Uses | important biological role, and used in numerous industrial processes |
| Obtained from | sylvite, sylvinite, carnallite |
Potassium is an element[1]in the Alkali metals class of the periodic table. It is so chemically active that it is never found free (in elemental form) in nature. In its elemental form, it reacts with water, forming potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas, so violently that the hydrogen usually catches fire.
Its existence as "potash" or "vegetable alkali" (potassium carbonate), "caustic potash" (potassium hydroxide), etc., had long been known, but it was not isolated as an element until 1807, by Sir Humphrey Davy.
References
- ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Physical Science. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000