Introduction
(1). Potassium Can be found in many diffrent items like bannas, crust of the earth, fireworks, and Fertilizers. Potassium are in these items beacuse many diffrent things on earth need potassium in them to be able to work. Potassium is most used in in these items becuase of the protien in it and fireworks to make sparks by reacting with the other electrons is the fireworks. The bright sparkles in fireworks come from burning small bits of metal, such as iron or steel filings. The fuse sets off a charge, which ignites the gunpowder. This propels the firework into the sky. Once the firework is in the sky, the gunpowder within the firework ignites it.
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(2). There are many diffrent characteristics in the element potassium like that it is a silvery gray color, and it moves very fast through the cell membrane, and is very easy to cut with a knife, very low melting point and is also very explosive with water, but why is this? This happens becasue the potassium is causing an extreme amount of heat and is transferering electrons to the water, the dissolution step also generates steam and forms hydroxide ions and hydrogen, which can be ignited, making the process even more energetic. Potassium can float very easliy in water and its naturally found in 40k. Its standard atomic point of 39.0983 (1)
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(3). Potassium was isolated in 1807 by Sir Humphry Davy, who obtained it through the electrolysis of very dry molten caustic potash (KOH, potassium hydroxide). Potassium collected at the cathode. Potassium was the first metal isolated by electrolysis. Davy isolated sodium by a similar procedure later in 1807. Well before potassium was recognized as an element, potassium carbonate was mixed with animal fat to make soap. The carbonate was made by extracting wood ash with water before concentration by boiling - hence the name "potash" for potassium salts1
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(4). Potassium is very reactive So potassium is more reactive than lithium because the outer electron of apotassium atom is further from its nucleus than the outer electron of a lithium atom. Francium atoms, with 7 shells, are the largest atoms in Group 1. They are very reactive - so now you know why it is so reactive. Potassium easily reacts to water and will easily start an explosion if you put it in water or put water in it.
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