Where does potassium come from?

Answer 1

potassium comes from seawater . but it is found in other foods. such as avocado, banana nuts, Orange Juice, peanut butter, etc. the person who discovered potassium was Sir Humphrey Davy in 1807. the word potassium comes originally from potash. the atom of a potassium has four energy levels. in the first level it has 2 electrons, in the second level it has 8 electrons, in the third level it also has 8 electrons, finally in the fourth level it has only one electron. i can't say that learning things about an atom is easy but if pay close attention it could be easy to remember. first things first the atomic number which is the number at the top of the periodic letter of any atom is equal to the number of protons which also equals the number of electrons. now the number at the bottom of the letter is the Atomic Mass unit. this is the number that tells you the number of nuetrons. in order to get the number of nuetrons you need to take the atomic mass unit and subtract it with the number of protons. then you get your number of nuetrons. congrgulations, i hope you get an A on your project or whatever your doing

Answer 2

Ultimately it mostly comes from supernovae.

Industrially, it's made from mining and refining potassium-containing minerals. There are extensive deposits in Canada and across a swath of Europe from Great Britain to Poland, but it's found in lots of places.

Answer 3

Its original source was guano (bird droppings or bat droppings). Dried guano was washed in water to extract the KNO3, then the water evaporated to deposit crystals of KNO3. Now it is made from synthetic nitric acid and potassium salts.