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Potassium carbide is an ionic compound because it consists of a metal (potassium) and a non-metal (carbon) bonding together. In this compound, potassium donates an electron to carbon to form a positively charged potassium ion and a negatively charged carbide ion, resulting in an ionic bond.

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