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Use the table to determine how many potassium atoms and how many oxygen atoms there are in a binary compound made from these two elements.
Question 5 options:

one potassium and two oxygen

two potassium and one oxygen

one potassium and one oxygen

three potassium and one oxygen

Use the table to determine how many potassium atoms and how many oxygen atoms there are in a binary compound made from these two elements Question 5 options on class=

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two potassium and one oxygen

Explanation:

     Oxidation number of K    =    +1

     Oxidation number of O   =     -2

  • During the formation of a compound the elements exchange their combining powers.
  • The combining power corresponds to the number of electrons usually gained or lost or shared by atoms of elements during a chemical combination.
  • It is also the number of negative and positive charges carried by ions.

 This combining power corresponds with the oxidation number given:

                                               K                            O

Combining power                  1                             2

Exchange of valencies          2                             1

             Molecular formula of the compound is K₂O

 This shows two atoms of potassium and one atom of oxygen.

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