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In a sample of potassium metals, how many electrons does an atom of potassium contribute to the sea of delocalized electrons?

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Potassium will contribute one electron to the sea delocalized electrons

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Potassium is a group one metal and it has an atomic number is 19.

The electronic configuration of potassium is given below


\text{ }_(19)\text{K}_\text{ }\rightarrow\text{ 1s}^22s^22p^63s^23p^64s^1

In the configuration above, potassium has one electron at it outermost shell. This implies that the valence electron of potassium is 1

Potassium is readily to lose one electron to to attain it octet structure

Therefore, potassium will contribute one electron to the sea delocalized electrons

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