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Explanation:

Cations are positively charged ions with fewer electrons than protons. To partake in reaction, metals lose electrons to achieve a stable octet configuration. It has lost valence electrons and wold have a positive charge associated with it.

Potassium is a group 1 element. A metal.

Potassium has 1 valence electron so it loses the valence electron to form a stable octet.

A potassium ion has a positive charge and therefore cannot be an anion but is a cation.

The group number pretty much denotes the number of valence electrons.

Group 1 = 1

Group 2 = 2

Group 17 = 7

Group 18 = 8

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explanation:

nacl or sodium chloride is an ionic compound. this is because an ionic compound pertains to a compound that consists of positively and negatively charged ions. in this case, na (sodium) has a tendency to lose one electron when it reacts with with other atoms, so the resulting sodium ion contains 11 protons and 10 electrons, thus making it positively charged (na+), when chlorine reacts, it usually gains one electron to form an ion called chloride, thus making it negatively charged ( since the ions are oppositely charged, they attract.