It's K because the Latin word for potassium is "Kalium".
And the symbol P belongs to phosphor.
K2o *Remember the symbol for potassium is K and not P, which is phosphorus
S is the symbol of Sulphur and P is the symbol for Phosphorus. Since the symbols of two elements cannot be the same, the symbol of Sodium is Na (taken from its latin name "natrium") and that of potassium is K (taken from its latin name '"kalium").
Like many element symbols that don't seem to make any sense whatsoever (I.e., Gold=Au, Silver=Ag, etc...), an element's symbol is derived from their Latin Name. The symbol P is being used by the element Phosphorous, so Potassium's symbol is K, for it's latin name, kalium, which means "potash".
It's definitely just potassium, champ. If you mean the name of the Latin origin of potassium, that's kalium. (That's where the K's from.)
a simple fertilizer is a fertilizer with only consists if the nutrients N- Nitrogen P- Phosphorous K- Potassium
The symbol for potassium is K. It is in the p block.
It's K because the Latin word for potassium is "Kalium". And the symbol P belongs to phosphor.
K2o *Remember the symbol for potassium is K and not P, which is phosphorus
Nope - phosphorus and potassium are two completely different elements. The chemical symbol for Phosphorus is P - and for Potassium, it's K.
Nitrogen [chemical symbol N], Phosporus [chemical symbol P], and Potassium [chemical symbol K].
S is the symbol of Sulphur and P is the symbol for Phosphorus. Since the symbols of two elements cannot be the same, the symbol of Sodium is Na (taken from its latin name "natrium") and that of potassium is K (taken from its latin name '"kalium").
Potassium and Neon are elements and hence don't have any chemical formula. Their chemical symbols are P and Ne respectively.
its used for chemicals :P
Potassium is K and Phosphorous is P. A compound formed from them is Potassium Phosphide which is K3P
Like many element symbols that don't seem to make any sense whatsoever (I.e., Gold=Au, Silver=Ag, etc...), an element's symbol is derived from their Latin Name. The symbol P is being used by the element Phosphorous, so Potassium's symbol is K, for it's latin name, kalium, which means "potash".
Potassium has the symbol K, from the Latin word kalium. Silver is Ag, from Latin's argentum. The practice of giving such symbols to elements was begun by Berzelius in the 1800's, when Latin was the language of science. Other elements also have symbols that do not seem to agree with their modern names (Na for sodium, Au for gold). In addition, the letters S and P are already used for Sulfur and Phosphorus, so they could not be used for silver and potassium.
N - Nitrogen P - Phosphorus K - Potassium