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How is Potassium Used in Everyday Life?


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Some uses of Potassium in everyday life:

  • For the growth of plants, Potassium is used as KCl in the manufacturing of fertilizers.
  • Potassium tartrate is used in baking.
  • There are various salts which are prepared from Potassium which include reactions with Nitrate, Carbonate, Chloride, Bromide, Cyanide, and Sulfate. Potassium carbonate is used in manufacturing glasses.
  • It has a wide role in the industrial sector for manufacturing soaps and dyes.
  • Potassium is used to prepare medicines as it balance pH and fluid, prevent the formation of stone in the kidney. Thus, they are also used as supplements.

Thus, Potassium has a great role in everyday life.


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