What is potassium
it is an element of the periodic table
symbol k (kalium)
potassium is an alkali metal element, the atomic number of potassium is 19
k = 2 L = 8, M = 9 potassium belongs to s-blocks element Electronic configuration of potassium is 1s²,2s²,2p⁶,3s²,3p⁶,3s¹
it means that number of protons 19
as you know that the number of electrons and protons is equal
19 protons = 19 electrons
potassium has 3 shell because it belongs to 3rd period
k = 2 L = 8, M = 9
potassium belongs to s-blocks element
Electronic configuration of potassium is 1s²,2s²,2p⁶,3s²,3p⁶,3s¹
