im doing this poster project and i have to advertise it to people.. um what type of people need the element, potassium.. and what for? like which jobs and companies. cause thats the point of the poster.. also ive been looking everywhere and what family is potassium in? maybe im just dumb and its obvious.. but yea we're just learning about it now and im in 8th grade, lol. please help fast smart people, cause my project is due tomorrow!
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Miscellaneous category? Maybe give some free advice about: Random Weirdos? uisforukelele answered Friday January 11 2008, 8:30 pm: well, since you're learning about this in school, you can assume that the teachers need potassium (for experiments and stuff). my teacher did a really cool experiment with potassium- potassium is really reactive (because of the group/family it's in) so it bursts into flames when it's not stored in water. so my teacher dried off chunks of potassium and set them on our lab tables... we watched, and then all of a sudden the potassium caught on fire. it was pretty cool. anyway, i hope that gave you a different perspective. there are chemical companies that sell stuff like potassium and different solutions and elements to science teachers. i hope i'm not being too vague, but i recently got banned for giving homework answers. the wikipedia page about potassium looks pretty good though. [ uisforukelele's advice column | Ask uisforukelele A Question ]
hotpotato answered Wednesday January 9 2008, 4:03 pm: Everyone needs potassium to survive. Bananas contain potassium. What do you mean what family is potassium in? It's a chemical element, an alkali metal. Teachers and chemists may need this. If you burn it it produces a pretty color flame. Look on the bottom of this page for ideas: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) [ hotpotato's advice column | Ask hotpotato A Question ]
Brandi_S answered Wednesday January 9 2008, 12:36 pm: Well, I don't know if this link helps, but it is chalk-full of information about potassium:
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