Introduction of Potassium
Atomic Number: 19
Atomic mass: 39.0983
Potassium is a metal. It is found in soil and is important for plant nutrition. Potassium is included in the human diet too. There are many kind of food that has Potassium, like rice, beans and garlic, but fruits have the most Potassium. Potassium was found by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1807. Potassium has a symbol, and the symbol is K. Potassium only has two colors silver and silvery white. Potassium has a chemical reaction. The reaction is when potassium metal is mixed with water. It produces hydrogen gas and made the potassium metal become a purple flame.
