Why is potassium chloride ionic?

Answer 1

KCl is potassium chloride. Potassium is an alkali metal that needs to lose one valence electron to expose a full outer shell. Chloride is a halide that needs to gain one valence electron to fill its outer shell. Potassium will 'donate' an electron to chloride, which results in potassium having a 1+ charge and chloride having a 1- charge. The positive and negative charge attract each other, which creates the ionic bond.

Answer 2

its ionic because, potassium chloride contains solid, its made out of solid and all potassium compounds are included in there....

so the answer is yes, potassium chloride is ionic its not covalent...covalent is made by chemical boindings and metallic bindings are which are made of metals.

yes, ionic

Answer 3

Potassium chloride is ionic because potassium is a metal and chlorine is a non-metal. When they bond, potassium donates an electron to chlorine, forming ions with opposite charges that are held together by electrostatic forces.

Answer 4

Yes; it consists of potassium cations and chloride anions.