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Give the derivation source of symbol of potassium (K).

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Answered by purushothamvajjula

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Explanation:The name is derived from the english word potash. The chemical symbol K comes from kalium, the Mediaeval Latin for potash, which may have derived from the arabic word qali, meaning alkali. Potassium is a soft, silvery-white metal, member of the alkali group of the periodic chart.

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