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KNO3 (potassium nitrate) is made up of potassium (an alkali metal) and nitrogen and oxygen (which are both gasses or 'non-metals'). Ionic bonding is the bonding between a metal and a non-metal. This means that it is not covalent bonding but in fact 'ionic bonding'.

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