What is wrong with the chemical formula NaK?

Answer 1

There are several problems with it.

Firstly, sodium and potassium don't really react with each other. A mixture of sodium and potassium is an alloy, not a chemical compound, and as such it doesn't really have a formula.

Secondly, even if they did, potassium is the less electronegative of the two, so it should by rights be written first.

Finally, assuming you could somehow force sodium to be an anion, by that formula it would only have two outer shell electrons rather than a full octet.

Answer 2

Na is Sodium (Nadium)

K is Potassium (Kalium)

They both produce positive ions. Na^(+) & K^(+) , and like magnets, where like poles repel and unlike poles attract, the are 'like ions' , Both positive, so they will repel and NOT combine.

So the formula NaK doesnot exist .

Answer 3

The chemical formula "NaK" is incorrect because it does not follow the rules of chemical nomenclature. The correct way to represent a compound containing sodium and potassium would be to use subscripts to show the ratio of the elements, such as NaK2.