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Potassium Facts

Wednesday March 10, 2004
Did you know that the only metal lighter than potassium is lithium? Potassium was the first metal to be isolated using electrolysis. This silvery metal catches fire when exposed to water. The element and its salts burn with a violet flame. Learn more...

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February 1, 2008 at 11:27 am
(1) mary says:

i hate potassium

February 4, 2008 at 1:08 pm
(2) amine says:

potassium is one of the most important elements that compose our body, and play a big role in cellular transport.so,i like it.

March 3, 2008 at 10:22 pm
(3) maaaa says:

if you have too much or too little potassium, your heart stops working, and you die.

yo :)

March 18, 2008 at 11:54 am
(4) Squee! says:

I LUV potassium! It’m doing a project on it in skool. Hannah, if you see thins while doin reasearch: HEYLO!!! –twilight roks– and Edward is mine. YOU can have Jacob! HEYYOOOOO!

May 4, 2008 at 10:57 pm
(5) bobby says:

i love potatoes

May 12, 2008 at 9:39 am
(6) kodi says:

hell yea potatos are amazing.

September 9, 2008 at 8:38 am
(7) Jimel says:

YEA MCHS Project :D

September 16, 2008 at 6:55 pm
(8) wendy says:

I have to make a children’s book on potassium. I have to explain it somehow a little child would be able to understand it. Do you have any suggestions?

September 19, 2008 at 10:34 am
(9) tylor says:

i’m doing a projaect on the element “potassium”

October 15, 2008 at 11:06 pm
(10) Tory says:

I’m doing a project on potassium mann!!!
Sweetness!!!

October 21, 2008 at 9:52 pm
(11) Woody says:

ugh, i have to make a brochure advertising or “selling” potassium… so who wants to buy some potassium? lol jk

October 27, 2008 at 11:56 am
(12) billy bob andria says:

potassuim is my life i love bananas

October 30, 2008 at 7:58 am
(13) Ja'Kiera says:

YEA DOE! Potassium is where its at!

November 3, 2008 at 10:30 am
(14) sweet pie says:

potassium is sexy even though i dont now what it is but o well

November 17, 2008 at 11:37 am
(15) deeennnaaa:) says:

potassium sucks balls yo.

December 1, 2008 at 12:34 pm
(16) your mom says:

bananas make me light headed and so does ketchup :[ HOWEVER, i am safely exposed to humans in the earths crustations.
YUSZ!

December 10, 2008 at 11:30 am
(17) drew anthony jen tarah says says:

i did a panda once..

December 10, 2008 at 11:31 am
(18) mr king says says:

hey! mee too! finally someone understands me…

December 11, 2008 at 9:08 pm
(19) jay says:

WHoever you are mary… you hate potassium??
well then guess what?? POTASSIUM HATES YOUUU
YOU ASS!!! =]

January 15, 2009 at 9:39 pm
(20) rachel says:

i like bananas.
oh those stickers make me day :]

March 27, 2009 at 9:00 am
(21) bobby roode says:

i love potassium

April 2, 2009 at 9:35 am
(22) edwardlover says:

I LOVE EDWARD AND POTASSIUM!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!

April 2, 2009 at 3:13 pm
(23) david says:

hey
potassium it can clean human being blood
if you mix it with water

tel: 051 5340303

August 21, 2009 at 1:30 pm
(24) tylergirl says:

I think all the periodic table elements are cool especially potassium. i memorized the element symbols for fun next im gonna memorize the atomic mass and atomic numbers of the elements. you can call me a nerd but ill be smarter than all of you.

October 20, 2009 at 9:15 am
(25) chessey says:

potassuim is in bananas…
i love bananas…
go pats!…
bears are decent…

October 27, 2009 at 12:38 pm
(26) Tyler Joslin says:

u guys are a bunch of little kids on this syte im lookin for research u retards

November 2, 2009 at 9:07 pm
(27) Naomi says:

mary below me is real cool “i hate potassium” doesn’t help the viewers with anything

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