Question

Potassium and iodine have formed a bond. Prior to this the potassium gave up an electron. It became a _____.

positive ion

neutral atom

negative ion

shared ion

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is positive ion.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ions are formed when an atom looses or gain electrons.

When an atom looses its electron, it results in the formation of a positive ion which is known as cation and when an atom gains electron, it results in the formation of a negative ion known as anion.

In the question, when potassium gave up an electron, it resulted in the formation of a positive ion which is
`K^+` ion.

Thus, the correct answer is positive ion.

Answer 2

Potassium and iodine have formed a bond. Prior to this the potassium gave up an electron. It became a positive ion. So, the answer is A.