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Lesson: Chapter 1 — The Chemical Basis of Life

1.6. Mineral salts 4 of 12

Question 4

What are the deficiency symptoms of potassium in the human body?

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Muscle weakness and mental confusion.

Potassium controls the balance of fluids inside cells, is needed for the heart and skeletal muscles to work, and matters in the transmission of nerve impulses — so a shortage shows up in exactly those two places, the muscles and the mind.

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