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What is potassium |
| Answer» \tPotassium is the first element of the fourth period (row) in the periodic table.\tThe atomic mass of potassium is 39.098 atomic mass units. It is denoted by the symbol ‘K’.\tThe term potassium arises from a material called Potash.\tThe element has been in use for hundreds of years.\tIt is an alkali metal along with lithium, rubidium, sodium, caesium, and francium\tIt is a very active metal and never occurs free in nature and it always forms a compound with other elements. | |