potassium

Summary

potassium is a chemical element^[1]. potassium draws 2,156 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #23 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• potassium is credited with the discovery of Humphry Davy^[3].
• potassium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4].
• potassium's instance of is recorded as lithophile^[5].
• potassium's instance of is recorded as active metal^[6].
• potash is named after potassium^[7].
• potassium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [K]^[8].
• potassium's element symbol is recorded as K^[9].
• potassium's chemical formula is recorded as K^[10].
• potassium is a type of alkali metal^[11].
• potassium is a type of s-block^[12].
• potassium is part of group 1^[13].
• potassium is part of period 4^[14].
• potassium is part of alkali metal^[15].
• potassium's Commons category is recorded as Potassium^[16].
• potassium's Unicode character is recorded as 鉀^[17].
• potassium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1807^[18].
• potassium's found in taxon is recorded as cacao^[19].
• potassium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa tomentosa^[20].
• potassium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa frutescens^[21].
• potassium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa leucantha^[22].
• potassium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa grandiflora^[23].
• potassium's found in taxon is recorded as Artemia salina^[24].
• potassium's found in taxon is recorded as Isaria cicadae^[25].
• potassium's found in taxon is recorded as Hibiscus sabdariffa^[26].
• potassium's found in taxon is recorded as Matricaria chamomilla^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[4], lithophile^[5], and active metal^[6]. Recorded subclass of include alkali metal^[11] and s-block^[12].

Origins

potash is named after potassium^[7].

Use and Application

Part of include group 1^[13], a group^[28]; period 4^[14], a period^[29]; and alkali metal^[15].

Influence

Things named for potassium include KREEP^[30], an ingredient^[31]; kalsilite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; kalinite^[34], a mineral species^[35]; dachiardite-K^[36], a mineral species^[37]; kafehydrocyanite^[38], a mineral species^[39]; kalicinite^[40], a mineral species^[41]; chabazite-K^[42], a mineral species^[43]; and potassic-ferri-leakeite^[44], a mineral species^[45].

Why It Matters

potassium draws 2,156 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #23 of 144).^[2] potassium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] potassium is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for potassium include KREEP^[30], an ingredient^[31]; kalsilite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; kalinite^[34], a mineral species^[35]; dachiardite-K^[36], a mineral species^[37]; kafehydrocyanite^[38], a mineral species^[39]; and kalicinite^[40], a mineral species^[41].