Translations:Potassium/10/en

Neutral potassium atoms have 19 electrons, one more than the configuration of the noble gas argon. Because of its low first ionization energy of 418.8 kJ/mol, the potassium atom is much more likely to lose the last electron and acquire a positive charge, although negatively charged alkalide K−
ions are not impossible. In contrast, the second ionization energy is very high (3052 kJ/mol).