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There are:

19 protons

20 neutrons

and a total of 19 electrons (2 being in the first energy level, 8 being in the second and third, and 1 being in the last, or fourth, energy level)

in a Potassium(K) atom.

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there are 19 protons in the element potassium

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Every atom of potassium will have 19 protons, the same as its atomic number. The number of neutrons it has depends on the specific isotope.

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