Which ion formation takes more energy: K+ or Li+?

Li⁺

Explanation:

In ion formation, the ionization energy plays a very important role. To form an ion, an atom will lose or gain an electron to become charged.

The higher the ionization energy of an atom, the more the energy required to remove an electron from it to form an ion.

Generally, down the group, ionization energy decreases. Since both potassium and lithium are in group 1, Li will have a higher ionization energy. It will take more energy to form Li⁺ compared to K⁺.

the number of valence electrons for each molecule or ion is shown beneath the structure. remember hydrogen will not have more than two electrons. this hydrogen is part of a covalent bond (sharing two electrons). a double bond here would cause hydrogen to share four electrons with phosphorus.

if you're asking what comes out, it's steam.