Question

Plz help me with these three please please !!!!!

Answer 1

Explanation:

Cations are positively charged ions with fewer electrons than protons. To partake in reaction, metals lose electrons to achieve a stable octet configuration. It has lost valence electrons and wold have a positive charge associated with it.

Potassium is a group 1 element. A metal.

Potassium has 1 valence electron so it loses the valence electron to form a stable octet.

A potassium ion has a positive charge and therefore cannot be an anion but is a cation.

The group number pretty much denotes the number of valence electrons.

Group 1 = 1

Group 2 = 2

Group 17 = 7

Group 18 = 8