Ionic bond is a chemical bond formed by the complete transfer of electrons between two atoms. The atom that loses electrons gains a positive charge (cation) and that which accepts electrons gains a negative charge (anion). Now, electronegativity is a parameter that measures the tendency of an atom to accept electrons. In the context of ionic bonding, two elements which show a significant difference in their electronegativity values form ionic bonds.
In the given examples, the difference in electronegativity is greatest between K and Br i.e. 0.8 and 2.8 respectively with a difference of 2.0. This also makes sense since K and Br are on the extreme ends of the periodic table. Hence, potassium with a valence electron configuration of 4s1 will lose its s electron to Br (4s24p6) and form an ionic molecule K⁺Br⁻
Ans E) potassium and bromine
Answer/ explanation :
Protist can be multicellular or unicellular organisms
Plants are all multicellular and also exhibit cellular differentiation.
Protist can be autotroph, heterotrophic or decomposer
Plants are only autotrophs because they manufacture their own food through photosynthesis
Protists are microscopic, more diverse and abundant in nature
Plants are big and complex in nature
Nuclear DNA strands in plants are of higher complexity than those of protist
Plants require oxygen for cellular respiration process unlike protist which can be aerobic and some other species facultative anaerobic
Plants only can reproduce asexually through bulbs and tubers as in yam, potatoes while protists reproduce either sexually through meiosis or asexually through simple cell division.
