Because...... In Weight/Distance Measurement System We have "Kilo Gram" / "Kilo Meter" Which is equivalent to 1000 Grams
Which can be written in short form as 1 KG, Similarly in Distance 1 KM.
Here Kilo means Thousand
Thus K is used to refer 1000(Thousand)
K stands for kilo or thousand.
K is an abbreviation for Kilo-(thousand). The abbreviation for Thousand is THOU.
k=thousand so 14 thousand or 14000
K stands for Kilo means a thousand
General convention is "k".
Potassium.
Potassium is denoted as K. Chloride is denoted as Cl. Molecular formula will KCl. K+ is anion and Cl- is cation
K is an abbreviation for Kilo-(thousand). The abbreviation for Thousand is THOU.
K stands for kilo or thousand.
Microstates is denoted by W S(sys)= K(lnW)
k = kilo and kilo is the same as thousand
k=thousand so 14 thousand or 14000
k stands for thousand 100 k means 100,000 thousand.
( k ) Slang One thousand dollars.
K stands for Kilo means a thousand
This is because the latin name of potassium is kalium and hence it is denoted by the letter "K" in chemistry.
It means 1.5 thousand ("k" means thousand) or 1500.