Potassium is one of the important chemical elements in group 1A i.e. alkali metals of the periodic table. Cesium, lithium, sodium, rubidium, francium are other members of group IA of the periodic table. It has atomic number 19 and shown by chemical symbol “K”. Occurrence of Potassium: Potassium was first found from the potash i.e. ashes of plants. It is an alkali metal and has many similarities with another alkali metal i.e. Sodium. Naturally potassium occurs in ionic salts. Potassium is also the eighth most known element on the earth. It is highly reactive in nature and is not a
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