Potassium is an element in the Periodic table and is an alkali metal.
Its body structure a centered cubic. It is a soft abundant element. As a matter of fact,Potassium is the eighth most abundant element in the world. First of all, potassium is an important mineral in sea water, is needed in body cells, important to the correct functioning of the heart,found as potash in gunpowder,etc. Potassium's atomic number is 19, the atomic mass is 39.0983, the number of protons are 19, electrons also being 19, and the number of neutrons are 20.0983.