What periodic family does potassium bond with?

Answer 1

potassium is an alkali metal with a charge of +1. It will bond with anything with a negative charge.

With the elements, they want to form perfect bonds. That is, a neutral charge of 0. So the greater the negative charge, the more potassium atoms that can be bonded to it.

Answer 2

Potassium typically bonds with elements from Group 17, the halogens, like chlorine and fluorine. This is because potassium readily donates its one valence electron to achieve a more stable electron configuration.