When potassium reacts with chlorine, the chlorine: gains one electron shares an electron becomes positively charged loses one electron none of these
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Potassium is a metal from Group 1 of the periodic table, which means it has one valence electron that it wants to lose to achieve a stable electron configuration. Chlorine is a non-metal from Group 17, which means it has seven valence electrons and wants to gain Show more…
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