Potassium

BACKGROUND

(WHO DISCOVERD THIS ELEMNT AND WHEN)

POTASSIUM IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON ELEMENTS IN EARTH'S CRUST BUT YOU ARE UNLIKELY TO FIND IT AS AN EEMENT IN NATURE. THIS SOFT SILVERY WHITE MEDAL IS SO REACTIVE THAT IT ALMOST ALWASY EXSITS COMBINED WITH OTHER ELEMENTS AS COMPOUNDS. POTASSIUM IS THE SEVENTH MOST COMMON IN EARTHS CRUST AFTER OXYGEN,SILICON, ALUMINUM ,IRON,CALCIUM AND SODUIM