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*Potassium was discovered in 1807 by Sir Humphry Davy in 1807 in England. | *Potassium was discovered in 1807 by Sir Humphry Davy in 1807 in England<ref name="pmid16993045">{{cite journal| author=Barcroft J, Straub H| title=The secretion of urine. | journal=J Physiol | year= 1910 | volume= 41 | issue= 3-4 | pages= 145-67 | pmid=16993045 | doi= | pmc=1512768 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16993045 }}</ref>. | ||
*He discovered potassium by means of electrolysis from potash. | *He discovered potassium by means of electrolysis from potash. | ||
*It was the first alkali metal to be discovered. | *It was the first alkali metal to be discovered. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Potassium was discovered in 1807 in England by Sir Humphry Davy.
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Potassium was discovered in 1807 by Sir Humphry Davy in 1807 in England[1].
- He discovered potassium by means of electrolysis from potash.
- It was the first alkali metal to be discovered.