Potassium Current Affairs, GK & News

Chandrayaan 2: Argon 40 found in Lunar Exosphere

November 2, 2019

The Chandrayaan 2 detected Argon 40 in the lunar Exosphere. Argon 40 is one of the isotopes of Argon, a noble gas. The ISRO has given the detailed process by which Argon 40 reaches the Lunar exosphere Argon is an important constituent of lunar exosphere. It originates from the radioactive disintegration of Potassium-40 beneath the ..

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Scientists at University of Edinburgh discovers chain-melted state of matter

April 13, 2019

The scientists at University of Edinburgh have discovered a new state of physical matter – which allows atoms to exist as both solid and liquid at the same time. Until now, atoms in physical matter were understood to exist typically in one of three states — solid, liquid or gas. An international team of physicists ..

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New State of Matter Discovered

April 11, 2019

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh of Scotland using powerful computer simulations have discovered the existence of the state known as the chain-melted state. Chain-Melted State At the chain-melted state, atoms are both solid and liquid at the same time. Scientists have discovered that when extreme pressure and temperature are applied to potassium, it can ..

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Half yearly review of nutrient-based subsidy rates approved

December 8, 2016

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs which is headed by PM Narendra Modi  has approved a half-yearly review of the nutrient-based rates of phosphate and potassium fertilizers. Hitherto these were reviewed annually. Futhermore, the Committee also reached a decision to keep the current subsidy rates of nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and sulphur based fertilizers for the ..

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