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What happens when a potassium atom and a fluorine atom combine to form a pair of ions?
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Potassium (K) has 1 valence electron which is loses to become K^+. Fluorine has 7 valence electrons and picks up the 1 electron lost by K, and it becomes F^-. They attract each other to become KF.
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Is potassium atom and a fluorine atom is covalent or ionic bond?
Potassium and fluorine will form an ionic bond
When fluorine atom gains an electron it forms?
When a fluorine atom gains an electron, it forms a negative ion.
When potassium fluoride forms from a potassium atom and a fluorine atom?
yes they do. this is because both of them are elements in the periodic table. they either lose, gain or share an electron while bonding. Yes. Because potassium is a metal and fluorine is a non-metal, of course because it is a gas. Potassium is not a noble gas and so is fluorine. Wanna see the things you should check off for ionic bonds? One element is a non-metal and another is a metal. None of the elements are noble gases. They form ions.
What kind of bond is eventually formed when a potassium atom and a fluorine atom come into contact?
An Ionic Bond.
If a bromine atom attracts electron from potassium atom what happens to both?
positively
Is potassium atom and a fluorine atom is covalent or ionic bond?
Potassium and fluorine will form an ionic bond
How many atoms of fluorine will combine with 1 atom of aluminum in a compound?
3 Fluorine atoms are required for 1 aluminum atom.
What would happen if a fluorine atom and a potassium atom came into contact?
They would form the ionic compound potassium fluoride, KF.
When fluorine atom gains an electron it forms?
When a fluorine atom gains an electron, it forms a negative ion.
What type of bond would you expect between an atom of fluorine and an atom of potassium?
The alkali metal potassium and the halogenfluorine will form an ionic bond.
What kind of bond is eventually formed when a potassium atom and a fluorine atom come into contact?
An Ionic Bond.
When potassium fluoride forms from a potassium atom and a fluorine atom?
yes they do. this is because both of them are elements in the periodic table. they either lose, gain or share an electron while bonding. Yes. Because potassium is a metal and fluorine is a non-metal, of course because it is a gas. Potassium is not a noble gas and so is fluorine. Wanna see the things you should check off for ionic bonds? One element is a non-metal and another is a metal. None of the elements are noble gases. They form ions.
How may potassium atoms do you think combine with a chlorine atom?
2
When potassium and fluorine bind what one will be the positive ion and which one will be the negative ion?
Potassium will be the the positive ion, and fluorine will be the negative ion because the potassium atom will give one electron to fluorine for they can both be stable. Fluorine will receive one electron from potassium and it will be stable because it has now 8 valence electrons. Giving is positive and receiving is negative. Hope this helps.
If a bromine atom attracts electron from potassium atom what happens to both?
positively
What happens to he lithium atom when it reacts with fluorine atom?
it makes a type of micro-organism called 'fungi'.
Which has a greater atomic radius at atom of fluorine or an atom of beryllium?
An atom of fluorine
