Name:	Potassium
Symbol:	K
Atomic Number:	19

Potassium is a chemical element, number 19 on the periodic table.

When the crew of the USS Exeter was reduced to crystalline minerals with all water drained from their bodies, 35% of their remains were potassium. (TOS: "The Omega Glory")

Potassium is a component of the chemical compound yominum sulfide (K₄Ym₃(SO₇³Es₂). (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

During a scan of Aldean DNA, Doctor Beverly Crusher was able to confirm that potassium overexposure was not responsible for the Aldeans sterility. (TNG: "When The Bough Breaks")

See alsoEdit

• Sodium

External linkEdit

• Potassium at Wikipedia