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Wanna hear a joke about potassium? K |
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My girlfriends, Hydrogen and Oxygen, broke up with me. They said I was too reactive.
Did you here Oxygen and I went on a date? It went OK.
The weird thing is that I'm used to make gunpowder and soap. Polar opposites right there. |
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Potassium is crucial to heart function and plays a key role in skeletal and smooth muscle contraction. It is highly reactive with water. Potassium is found in bananas and other fruits and vegetables.
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Relationship Status: in a relationship with Hydrogen |
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Parent: Sir Humphry Davy |
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Network: Metal |
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Valence Eectrons: 1 |
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| Reactivity: highly reactive | |
| State of Matter: solid at room temperature | |
| Location on Periodic Table: period 4, group 1, element 19 | |
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Birthday: 1807 |
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Hometown: England |
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Group: Alkali Metals |
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I like to react with water. I prevent the occurrence of a stroke in the human brain. I help maintain the blood sugar level in the human body.
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Electron Shell Diagram P+ 19
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http://www.buzzle.com/articles/what-does-potassium-do-for-the-body.html |
http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/19/potassium
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