Editing Period 4 element (section)

===Potassium===
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[[Potassium]] (K) is an [[alkali metal]], underneath [[sodium]] and above [[rubidium]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tutorvista.com/content/science/science-ii/periodic-classification-elements/position-elements.php |title=Elements in the Modern Periodic Table, Periodic Classification of Elements |publisher=Tutorvista.com |access-date=2012-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126054026/http://www.tutorvista.com/content/science/science-ii/periodic-classification-elements/position-elements.php |archive-date=26 January 2018}}</ref> and the first element of period 4.  One of the most [[reactivity (chemistry)|reactive]] chemical elements, it is usually found only in [[Chemical compound|compound]]s.  It is a silvery metal<ref name=ChemExplained /> that tarnishes rapidly when exposed to the [[oxygen]] in air, which [[redox|oxidizes]] it. It is [[softness|soft]] enough to be cut with a knife<ref>{{cite web|url=http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele019.html |title=The Element Potassium |website=It's Elemental |author=Office of Science Education |publisher=[[Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator|Jefferson Science Associates]] |location=[[Newport News]] |access-date=2012-08-14}}</ref> and the second least-[[density|dense]] element.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} [[Potassium]] has a relatively low [[melting point]]; it will melt under a small open flame.<ref name=ChemExplained>{{cite web|url=http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/L-P/Potassium.html |title=Potassium |website=Chemistry Explained: Foundations and Applications |publisher=[[Advameg]] |location=[[Hinsdale, IL]] |access-date=2012-08-14 |year=2023}}</ref> It also is less dense than water, and can, in principle, float<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/k.htm |title=Potassium - K  |publisher=Lenntech |access-date=2012-08-14 |year=1998}}</ref> (although it will react with any water it is exposed to).<ref name=ChemExplained />