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potassium
Summary
potassium is a chemical element[1]. potassium draws 2,328 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 a type of light metal[13].
- potassium is part of group 1[14].
- potassium is part of period 4[15].
- potassium is part of alkali metal[16].
- potassium's Commons category is recorded as Potassium[17].
- potassium's Unicode character is recorded as 鉀[18].
- potassium's crystal system is recorded as body-centered cubic[19].
- potassium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1807[20].
- potassium's point group is recorded as cubic-hexoctahedral[21].
- potassium's space group is recorded as space group Im-3m[22].
- potassium's found in taxon is recorded as cacao[23].
- potassium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa tomentosa[24].
- potassium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa frutescens[25].
- potassium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa leucantha[26].
- potassium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa grandiflora[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], s-block[12], and light metal[13].
Origins
potash is named after potassium[7].
Use and Application
Part of include group 1[14], a group[28]; period 4[15], a period[29]; and alkali metal[16].
Influence
Things named for potassium include KREEP[30], an ingredient[31]; kalinite[32], a mineral species[33]; kalsilite[34], a mineral species[35]; kafehydrocyanite[36], a mineral species[37]; dachiardite-K[38], a mineral species[39]; chabazite-K[40], a mineral species[41]; kalicinite[42], a mineral species[43]; and kaliborite[44], a mineral species[45].
Why It Matters
potassium draws 2,328 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 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for potassium include KREEP[30], an ingredient[31]; kalinite[32], a mineral species[33]; kalsilite[34], a mineral species[35]; kafehydrocyanite[36], a mineral species[37]; dachiardite-K[38], a mineral species[39]; and chabazite-K[40], a mineral species[41].