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there are 19 protons, neutrons and electrons

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Potassium's atomic number is 19. Thus, neutral potassium has 19 electrons per atom. Filling in the first 19 atomic orbitals gives the configuration of 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1.

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The electron configuration of potassium (K) is:

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1 or the shorthand configuration:

[Ar]4s1

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K has 19 electrons

1s2 , 2s2 , 2p6 . 3s2, 3p6 , 4s1

or [Ar] 4s1

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Electron configuration of potassium, K, atomnumber 19.

Per shell: 2,8,8,1

shorthand orbitals: [Ar] 4s1

complete orbitals: 1s2, 2s2 2p6, 3s2 3p6, 4s1

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Potassium has atomic number 19, so it has 19 protons and 19 electrons. The electron configuration is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1

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