Hartjen262 Hartjen262

05-04-2014
Chemistry

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The type of bond between atoms of potassium and chloride in a crystal of potassium chloride
a. hydrogen bond
b. ionic bond
c. polar covalent bond
d. pure covalent bond
e. metallic bond

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JennyWL JennyWL

06-04-2014

It's an ionic bond because potassium is a metal and chlorine is a non-metal so the potassium donates an electron to the chlorine and so the potassium becomes a positive ion and the chlorine becomes a negative chloride ion. Opposite ion charges attract so an ionic lattice is formed.

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