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
Symbol 'S' is used for sulphur. The symbol for silver is 'Ag' , which is the initials for the Latin name for silver , which is 'Argentum'. Similarly Symbol 'P' is used for phosphorus. The symbol for potassium is 'K' , which is the initials for the Latin name for potassium , which is 'Kalium'. NB In science, when there is likely to be any confusion over any subject matter, the use of Latin is used, in order to avoid confusion. You might think science is very modern and 'up-to-date', but a lot of science falls back on the Classical Languages of Latin, and Classical Greek.
Pe Ni S Co Ck
The elements are:- Potassium , Phosphorus and Oxygen.
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".
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.
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].
K2o *Remember the symbol for potassium is K and not P, which is phosphorus
The chemical formula for potassium is K, and for phosphorus, it is P.
its used for chemicals :P
Potassium and Neon are elements and hence don't have any chemical formula. Their chemical symbols are P and Ne respectively.
Symbol 'S' is used for sulphur. The symbol for silver is 'Ag' , which is the initials for the Latin name for silver , which is 'Argentum'. Similarly Symbol 'P' is used for phosphorus. The symbol for potassium is 'K' , which is the initials for the Latin name for potassium , which is 'Kalium'. NB In science, when there is likely to be any confusion over any subject matter, the use of Latin is used, in order to avoid confusion. You might think science is very modern and 'up-to-date', but a lot of science falls back on the Classical Languages of Latin, and Classical Greek.
Pe Ni S Co Ck
The elements are:- Potassium , Phosphorus and Oxygen.
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".