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    Phase at Room Temperature: Solid Density: 0.89 G/CM: Component 1

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    Component 1 describes the properties of an element with an atomic number of 19, including its atomic mass, melting and boiling points, electron configuration, and other characteristics. Component 2 details the life and discoveries of Sir Humphrey Davy, including that he discovered potassium in 1807 through electrolysis and was the first to isolate several other elements. He died in 1829 from illnesses related to inhaling gases during his experiments.

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    Phase at Room Temperature: Solid Density: 0.89 G/CM: Component 1

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    Atomic Number: 19

    Atomic Mass: 40

    Melting Point: 147°F

    Boiling Point: 1398°F

    Major Group: Alkali Metals

    Phase at Room Temperature: Solid

    Density: 0.89 g/cm

    Electron configuration: 2 8 8 1

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    Sir Humphrey Davy, the father of electrolysis, was born on seventeenth of December on

    1778 in Penzance, Cornwall which is in England. Sixteen years later, in 17944, Davy’s father

    died; leaving him to support his family and to do that he became apprentice to an apothecary.

    This got him interested in Chemistry. Soon Davy was known for sniffing laughing gas and other

    gasses. One of his most important contributions was discovering a way to extract potassium,

    calcium, magnesium, and some other elements. Also Davy was knighted in 1812 by King George

    III. I n 1827, Davy became very ill because of all the gases he inhaled. He died of a heart attack

    in Geneva, Switzerland on May 29, 1829.

    Date potassium was discovered: 1807

    Discovered by: Sir Humphrey Davy

    Origin of name: From the English word potash (pot ashes)


    Potassium was found by Sir Walter Davy. Davy tried extracting potassium from potash (wood ash). After
    a few attempts with water, Davy tried another way to extract it. (The pure element explodes when it hits
    water and can explode when it comes in contact with oxygen)Potassium was found when he melted
    down potash and ran an electrical current through it.
    The element Potassium can’t be found in nature. It’s found in compounds because it reacts violently
    with oxygen and water. Potassium compounds are usually found in ancient lake and sea beds. Caustic
    potash is mined in New Mexico, California and Utah.

    Potassium can form many important compounds. It can be used to make soaps, detergents, and drain
    cleaners. Also, it is found in pearl ash, which is used to make some types of glass and soaps and is
    obtained commercially as a byproduct of the production of ammonia. Potassium nitrate, also known as
    saltpeter, is used in fertilizers. You can you fertilizers high in saltpeter to make explosives (smoke
    bombs) and firecrackers.

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