Like sodium, this element was isolated using electrolysis from its hydroxide, and it is found with nitrogen and phosphorus in many fertilizers.
This element is oxidized in the preparation of Rieke magnesium, and this metal also forms an extremely sterically hindered strong base known as its tert-butoxide. One compound containing this metal, known as Condy's crystals, can detect unsaturated bonds when it is in solution as Baeyer's reagent; that compound is its (*) permanganate. It is found naturally along with aluminum in muscovite. Electron capture allows one of its species to form argon-40, which is useful for radioactive dating. Like sodium, this element was isolated using electrolysis from its hydroxide, and it is found with nitrogen and phosphorus in many fertilizers. For ten points, identify this alkali metal, with chemical symbol K, found in potash.
This element is oxidized in the preparation of Rieke magnesium, and this metal also forms an extremely sterically hindered strong base known as its tert-butoxide.
potassium