What occurs when potassium reacts with chlorine to form
potassium chloride?
1.
Electrons are shared and the bonding is ionic.
2.
Electrons are shared and the bonding is covalent.
3.
Electrons are transferred and the bonding is ionic.
4.
Electrons are transferred and the bonding is covalent.
potassium is a highly electropositive metal with one electron for bonding, it reacts with a highly electro negative non metal like chlorine to give an electrovalent or ionic bonding
