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Since potassium is an alkali metal (first column of periodic table), it has one electron in its outer shell. Sulfur, however, has six electrons in its outer shell. In an ionic bond, electrons are donated ...

An atom has a nucleus that consists of neutral particles called neutrons and positively charged particles called protons. The nucleus is what gives the atom its mass. Around the nucleus there are shells f...

Covalent bonding is the interaction between two non-metals. The electrons in the outer shells are shared between the atoms involved in the bonding.