When potassium salt (KCl) forms, which action occurs between the reacting elements?(1 point)

Question

Responses

Chlorine exchanges an electron with potassium.
Chlorine exchanges an electron with potassium.

Potassium donates an electron to chlorine.
Potassium donates an electron to chlorine.

Chlorine donates an electron to potassium.
Chlorine donates an electron to potassium.

Potassium shares an electron with chlorine.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Potassium donates an electron to chlorine.

In the formation of potassium chloride (KCl), potassium (K), a metal, loses one electron to become a positively charged ion (K⁺), while chlorine (Cl), a non-metal, accepts that electron to become a negatively charged ion (Cl⁻). This transfer of electrons results in the formation of an ionic bond between the two ions.