Potassium

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Potassium is a chemical element in the periodic table. It has the symbol K (L. kalium) and atomic number 19. The name "potassium" comes from the word "potash", as potassium was first isolated from potash. Potassium is a soft silvery-white metallic alkali metal that occurs naturally bound to other elements in seawater and many minerals. It oxidizes rapidly in air, is very reactive, especially in water, and resembles sodium chemically.

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Chemical element - Periodic table - L. - Atomic number - Potash - Alkali metal - Seawater - Mineral - Oxidizes - Air - Water - Sodium

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