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Pretend that you are the size of an atom, observing a reaction between a potassium atom and a fluorine atom. Write an account of the formation of an ionic bond as the atoms react. Tell what happens to the valence electrons on each atom and how each atom is changed by losing or gaining electrons.

2007-12-09 05:12:52 · 1 answers · asked by Emily:) 1 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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What I would see are:
1. Both potassium atoms and fluorine atoms are in random motions.
2. Any of the potassium atoms has one valence electron, and any of the fluorine atoms has 7 valence electrons.
3. It happens that one of potassium atoms and one of fluorine atoms collide one another.
4. At the time of colision, the single valence electron of the potassium atom has been attracted to the fluorine atom further! Now, all the valence electrons rotate around the fluorine atom.
5. Now, the potassium atom, which has losted the electron and becomes positively charged, has been for sure attracted to the fluorine atom, which has gained the electron and becomes negatively charged, due to charge-charge interaction.

2007-12-10 15:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by Hahaha 7 · 1 0

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