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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Potassium (pronounced /pɵˈtæsiəm/ po-TAS-ee-əm) is the chemical element with the symbol K (Latin: kalium, from Arabic: القَلْيَه al-qalyah "plant ashes" cf. Alkali from the same root, more commonly known in Modern Standard Arabic as بوتاسيوم ‹bwtasywm›), atomic number 19, and atomic mass 39.0983. Potassium was first isolated from potash. Elemental potassium is a soft silvery-white metallic alkali metal that oxidizes rapidly in air and is very reactive with water, generating sufficient heat to ignite the evolved hydrogen. Potassium in nature occurs only as ionic salt. As such, it is found dissolved in seawater, and as part of many minerals. Potassium ion is necessary for the function of all living cells, and is thus present in all plant and animal tissues. It is found in especially high concentrations in plant cells, and in a mixed diet, it is most highly concentrated in fruits. Potassium and sodium are chemically similar, since both are alkali metals. However, their functions in organisms are quite different, especially in animal cells. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Where can you get potassium salt to use instead of sodium salt when you use it on your food ? Q. Is Potassium salt available in grocery stores? How can you be sure, will it say the word "potassium salt" on the label? Asked by Lightening - Sun Jun 29 18:49:51 2008 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments A. I actually have used two kinds of potassium salt. One is in a small blue bottle labeled Nu Salt and the other is in a white bottle (bigger) and it is called No Salt, and it does in fact say potassium on it. I have bought it at almost every local grocery store. I have also bought it at Wal Mart, K mart, Krogers, etc. It's great and much better thean sodium salt. I use it on every thing now. Answered by Annie - Sun Jun 29 18:59:22 2008 What is the difference between monopotassium aspartate and potassium gluconate? Q. I want to know how much daily recommended value of potassium something is because I'm needing higher than 3% in a single pill so I don't have to take so many daily. In the potassium gluconate pills the daily amount is only 3% and I've found some that have monopotassium aspartate 250mg and it doesn't say how much that is in a recommended daily value. I am needing to suppliment my potassium by at least 80% of the daily recommended value and at 3% per pill that takes 25+ pills a day. Asked by AmbulanceVoter - Thu Sep 13 00:43:22 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Eat bananas... they're high in potassium. V8 is also has potassium in it. Chemistry-wise, most of the weight in potassium aspartate is going to come from the carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen atoms in the compound (it is an amino acid with a molecular weight of 133). In contrast, it contains only one potassium per molecule, which has a molecular weight of 39. So for every mg of potassium aspartate, most of the weight is from the aspartate. I'd say stick with diet-related intake of potassium until you can find a pill with more K in it. Answered by tranquilitti - Thu Sep 13 00:52:13 2007 What's the difference between potassium sulphate and potassium chloride?
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