Recall: In ionic bonding, metals bond with nonmetals. A metal transfers electrons to the nonmetal, creating ions with opposite charges that are attracted to each other.
Which of the following pairs of elements is most likely to form an ionic bond?
a. K, Cl
b. Cl, O
c. S, O
d. C, N
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