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Chemistry

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wolverine [178]3 years ago

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Because they all have different characteristics and they are not just things that the scientists say. they are all different but some of them have the Same charateristics

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Find the two elements on a periodic table:

Potassium- K- on the left end of period four.
Oxygen- O- near the right end of periodic two.

Elements on the bottom-left corner of the periodic table are metals. Those on the top-right corner are nonmetals.

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Potassium ions: Potassium is group 1 of the periodic table. It is an alkaline metal. Like other alkaline metals such as sodium Na, potassium K tends to lose one electron and form ions of charge +1 in compounds. The ion would be K⁺.

Oxide ions from oxygen: Oxygen is the second most electronegative element on the periodic table. It tends to gain two electrons and form the oxide ion $\text{O}^{2-}$ when it combines with metals.

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Covalent compounds, which need prefixes, and
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