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7 October, 07:16

The type of bond between atoms of potassium and chloride in a crystal of potassium chloride

a. hydrogen bond

b. ionic bond

c. polar covalent bond

d. pure covalent bond

e. metallic bond

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  1. 7 October, 07:22
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    It's an ionic bond because potassium is a metal and chlorine is a non-metal so the potassium donates an electron to the chlorine and so the potassium becomes a positive ion and the chlorine becomes a negative chloride ion. Opposite ion charges attract so an ionic lattice is formed.
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