Question

If the symbol of hydrogen is 'H', why the symbol for potassium is 'K' instead of 'P'?

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Answer 1

Answer:

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.

Melting point: 63.2 °C

Density: 0.86 g.cm -3 at 0 °C

Atomic number: 19

Atomic mass: 39.0983 g.mol -1

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Answer 2

Answer:

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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.

Atomic number: 19

Atomic mass: 39.0983 g.mol -1

Melting point: 63.2 °C

Density: 0.86 g.cm -3 at 0 °C

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