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Potassium. Definition: a silvery-white metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in the air. POTASSIUM!!!. Two pearls of potassium coated paraffin. Potassium contained objects:. Potato's Bananas Bean’s Avocado’s. Facts about Potassium.
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Potassium Definition: a silvery-white metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in the air.
POTASSIUM!!! • Two pearls of potassium coated paraffin
Potassium contained objects: • Potato's • Bananas • Bean’s • Avocado’s
Facts about Potassium • Potassium is an “Alkali Metal” , a very reactive metal and is not found in nature • The element was discovered by Sir Humphrey Davy, he also discovered calcium and sodium • Recommended daily potassium intake is 4.7 g. a day
Atomic Number: • The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in an atom • Atom # = # of Protons • Potassium's atomic number: 19
Atomic Mass • The mass number of an atom is the number of protons plus the number of neutrons • Mass # = Protons + Neutrons • Potassium's atomic mass: 39.10
Sources: • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/potassium?s=t • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Potassium-2.jpg/250px-Potassium-2.jpg • http://www.facts-about.org.uk/science-element-potassium.htm • http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09355.html
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