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﻿ Potassium (K)
Potassium has number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983, and bananas are extremely high in potassium, which makes them slightly radioactive. Potassium is also extremely reactive with water and will ignite a large part of the hydrogen involved, it is also oxidises with air. Potassium is usually found in seawater and fruit and vegetables. Potassium is also found in some chemicals, and is also important for function in living cells tissue in all forms of life. Potassium k was origonaly discoverd by Sirr Humphry Davvy, who was a british chemist and iventer, who discoverd several alkalie metals including potaasium (k)

Did You Know? 
 * **Potassium** was originall known as //Kalium// because its name was in latin?
 * **Potassium i**s a soft, silvery-white metal that is easily cut with a knife? It is a bit like cheese!
 * **Potassium** cannot be found on its own in nature? It is SO reactive, that it will always bond with something - even air!
 * **Potassium** reacts violently in water (SPONTANEOUSELY COMBUSTS!) and reacts with air, too!
 * **Potassium** is the 2nd lightest metal.
 * With out **Potassium** you would **DIE?????!!!!** Your cells can't live without it.
 * **[[image:http://rickshawrun10w.theadventurists.com/ulimages/userstore/21224/injection.jpg width="66" height="45" align="left"]]Potassium** Chloride is both a yummy and very common alternative to the salt you use on your dinner and it is used to execute people by lethal injection!


 * Bananas have lots of potassium in them![[image:http://scratch.mit.edu/static/icons/gallery/32619.png?t=2010-09-04+08%3A48%3A16 width="105" height="65" align="right"]]

What is it used for?

 * Potassium oxide, best known as potash, is primarily used in fertilizer.
 * Potassium nitrate is used in gunpowder.
 * Potassium carbonate is used in glass manufacture.
 * This element is an essential component needed in plant growth and is found in most soil types.
 * In animal cells potassium ions are vital to keeping cells alive (see Na-K pump)
 * It also ignites with hydrogon and can create enormis flames (see 2nd video)

potassium k is deffinitly in here **Did you know that bananas are the highest edible source of potassium (k)**



Did you know??? Potassium Chlorate can be used to TORTURE GUMMY BEARS!!

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watch this and you might find that your chemistry teacher isn't as boring as you thought.

Potassium catches fire when put in water!