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Extraction of Potassium from Potassium Iodide
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So ive extracted the iodine from my potassium iodide but im not too sure how to extract to potassium from my solution. Any ideas?

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Re: Extraction of Potassium from Potassium Iodide
« Reply #1 on: Today at 01:28:05 PM »
Potassium as a metal? Not a home project in general. I believe there are some ways of doing it by means of a thermite type reaction, but I can be wrong.
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