POTASSIUM

WHAT IS POTASSIUM?

• Electrolyte
• Very important mineral
• Is found in many foods

POTASSIUM & HEALTH:

• Hyperkalemia
• Hypokalemia-life threatening
• Mined, manufactured & consumed

PERIODIC TABLE INFO

• Group 1 (K)
• Metal
• Soft, waxy
• Flammability

ABOUT POTASSIUM

• Discovered by Sir Humphry Davy of England
• 1807
• Never found free in nature

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SOURCES;

• Education.jlab.org
• Rsc.org
• Chemwiki.ucdavis.edu
• Umm.edu
• Extension.umn.edu