potassium

potassio

Metallo morbido e argentato, presente anche negli alimenti e necessario al buon funzionamento del corpo.

In inglese semplice: A soft, silver-colored metal, also present in foods and needed for the body to work properly.

• Bananas contain potassium.
• Pure potassium reacts strongly with water.
• The blood test showed that her potassium levels were low.

Espressioni comuni: potassium metal, potassium levels, potassium chloride

atomo di potassio

Un singolo atomo dell’elemento chimico potassio, indicato dal simbolo K.

In inglese semplice: One atom of the chemical element represented by K.

• A potassium occupies that position in the structure.
• The reaction replaces a sodium with a potassium.
• Each potassium loses one electron during the reaction.

Sinonimi: potassium atom

Espressioni comuni: single potassium, potassium atom