Using the crisscross method, what is the chemical formula for the ionic compound created when potassium (K) combines with Sulfur

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Using the crisscross method, what is the chemical formula for the ionic compound created when potassium (K) combines with Sulfur

(S)?

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ArbitrLikvidat [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-01T03:59:50+03:00

ArbitrLikvidat [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

K2S

Explanation:

Potassium has a ionic charge of +1 and sulfur has a ionic charge of -2. Swap charges so that Potassium has -2 and sulfur has +1. Drop the charges. It'll be K2 and S1. When doing the crisscross method, you drop the one. Therefore, it is K2S.