An Overview of the Chemical Element Potassium (646 words, 2 pages)
potassiumpuh-tas'-ee-uhmThe chemical element potassium is a soft, light, silver white metal. It is a member of the alkali metals, a group (IA of the periodic table) with similar physical and chemical properties. Its chemical symbol is K (from kalium, the Latinized version of the Arabic word for "alkali"). Its atomic ...
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