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You can predict the ions of many elements using the periodic table. Metals in Groups 1A and 2A, as well as Al (in Group 3A) lose all their valence electrons when becoming ions. That is, they lose electrons until they have the same number as the previous noble gas. Since K has one valence electron (one more than Ar), it loses that one electron to become K+. (The ion has a positive charge because there are 19 positive protons in the nucleus and only 18 negative electrons.)

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