Question

What type of compound is created when potassium and chlorine combine?

Explain how they combine and write the chemical formula

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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer : The type of compound created is Ionic compound and the chemical formula is KCl.

Explanation :

• Potassium has 1 electron in its valence shell and chlorine has 7 electrons in its valence shell.

• The potassium loses 1 valence electron & make a positive charged ion and chlorine picks it up & make a negative charged ion and then they attract to each other.

• Potassium and chlorine atom combine to form potassium chloride by the ionic bonding.

• An ionic compound is made of a metal and non-metal element. And in this case, potassium is a metal element and chlorine is a non-metal element.

The ionic compound formation is,

`K+Cl\rightarrow KCl`

The Chemical formula is KCl.