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Potassium's atomic number is 19. That means that, to keep it neutral, it has 19 protons and 19 electrons. The first 19 electrons are placed into orbitals as 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1. Thus, potassium has 4 shells.
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