Answer: The reaction of formation of ions by fluorine and potassium is [tex]K^{+} + F^{-} \rightarrow KF[/tex].
Explanation:
Atomic number of potassium is 19 and its electronic distribution is 2, 8, 8, 1. So, in order to attain stability it needs to lose 1 electron due to which it forms [tex]K^{+}[/tex] ion.
Atomic number of fluorine is 9 and its electronic distribution is 2, 7. In order to attain stability it needs to gain one electron and hence forms [tex]F^{-}[/tex] ion.
Therefore, when both these ions come in contact with each other then it leads to the formation of KF compound.
The reaction equation for this is as follows.
[tex]K^{+} + F^{-} \rightarrow KF[/tex]
Thus, we can conclude that the reaction of formation of ions by fluorine and potassium is [tex]K^{+} + F^{-} \rightarrow KF[/tex].
