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Since potassium (K) is from group 1A, it should lose one electron to become stable, which would make its electronic structure similar to argon (Ar), the previous period noble gas.
Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)
by Kotz, John C.; Treichel, Paul M.; Townsend, John R.; Treichel, David A.
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1133949649
ISBN 13:
978-1-13394-964-0
Chapter 2 Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Study Questions - Page 95b: 39
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