It was first isolated from potash, the ashes of plants, from which its name derives. In the periodic table, potassium is one of the alkali metals. All of the alkali metals have a single valence electron in the outer electron shell, which is easily removed to create an ion with a positive charge – a cation...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium
Fucking genie mack-a-valls!
DO NOT leave me in charge of resurrecting humanity. I can barely get dressed in the morning. I'm not over here removing electrons from outer shells.
EDIT: The point... Who looks at the ashes of burnt plants and thinks, "I can make something from this".?
We are standing on the shoulders of giant minds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium
Fucking genie mack-a-valls!
DO NOT leave me in charge of resurrecting humanity. I can barely get dressed in the morning. I'm not over here removing electrons from outer shells.
EDIT: The point... Who looks at the ashes of burnt plants and thinks, "I can make something from this".?
We are standing on the shoulders of giant minds.
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