Solid potassium chloride is obtained by the reaction of solid potassium and chlorine gas. Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction.

2 K(s) + Cl₂ (g) --> 2 KCl(s)

Explanation:

Potassium will just be K

Chlorine gas is part of BrIClHOF, which are diatomic gasses. So Cl₂

Looking at the periodic table potassium K has an ion charge of +1 and chlorine Cl has an ion charge of -1, so in a balanced compound they will be written as KCl

Balancing the amounts of each will lead to 2 K(s) + Cl₂ (g) --> 2 KCl(s)

answer is: naturally occurring solid, inorganic compound or element is mineral.

minerals usually have crystalline form, that means than crystal constituents (atoms, molecules or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.

for example magnetite is a mineral of iron oxide (fe₂o₃).

calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (caco₃).

dolomite is an   carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate (camg(co₃)₂).

the seeing the electronic configuration we can say that the element is fluorine.

fluorine is the most electronegative element in the periodic table.

but by only seeing the configuration we cannot say about its reactivity because we don't know if its configuration after excitation or by addition of electrons.

but if not then, it is the lightest halogen and exists as a highly toxic pale yellow diatomic gas at standard conditions. as the most electronegative element, it is extremely reactive: almost all other elements, including some noble gases, form compounds with fluorine.