Valency of Potassium (K)
The valency of Potassium is 1 — it has 1 valence electron, and it loses it to complete its outer shell.
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Counting the valence electrons
From the configuration [Ar] 4s^1, Potassium's outermost shell carries 1 electron. These are the electrons shown as dots in electron-dot diagrams — the hands Potassium uses to hold other atoms.
Position check: Potassium belongs to group 1 of the periodic table, period 4.
Valency vs valence electrons
Valence electrons are what you count (1 for Potassium); valency is what the atom will do to complete its outer shell (1 here). Keep the two words straight and half the periodic-table chapter writes itself.
Students also ask
How do I find the valency of Potassium from its group?
Potassium sits in group 1; groups 1–2 metals have valency equal to the group number — 1 here.
Why does Potassium show a fixed valency?
Potassium has 1 valence electron and reaches a complete outer shell in one consistent way, so its valency stays fixed at 1.