1. Kendall Bowman

3. Atomic Mass Atomic Number Number of electrons in each shell

4. In group 1 on the Periodic Table In period 4 on the Periodic Table Element Classification=Metal Sir Humphry Davy discovered me in 1807 Electron Configuration= [Ar] 4S 1

5. Potassium is a soft metal that you can cut with a knife. Potassium has twenty-four known isotopes, but only three of them occur in nature Potassium is found in many foods. https://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=EyaFVhC5 VPk

6. White beans- Baked potatoes- Salmon- Avocados- Bananas-

7. Potassium likes to combine with: - chlorine - oxygen - fluorine - bromine - iodine

8. H 2 O-When potassium and water mix, the potassium burns into a purple flame. https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=oqMN3y8k9So https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=oqMN3y8k9So

9. Potassium is found in other minerals on Earth. 2.5% of Earth’s crust is made of potassium.

10. 146°F 63.38°C 1398°F 759°C

11. Third most abundant mineral in the human body Potassium has health benefits like: -relief from stroke -relief from heart and kidney disease Potassium can help enhance muscle strength and your metabolism You should take up about 4.7grams of potassium everyday

12. http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/19/potassium http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele019.html https://www.webelements.com/potassium/chemistry.html https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/minerals/health- benefits-of-potassium.html http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/food-sources-of- potassium.php