kalij
K, kalij
a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite [svetlo, mehko srebrno-belo kovinsko element iz alkalijske kovinske skupine; se hitro oksidira na zraku in močno reagira z vodo; je obilen v naravi v kombiniranih oblikah, ki se pojavljajo v morski vodi in v karnalitu, kainitu in sylvitu.]