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# Tricky JC2 Chemical Bonding Question

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This is a more elaborate form of a crown ether, of which diagrams could be found in undergraduate chemistry textbooks. It is found that a potassium ion could be nestled within the pore of the crown ether. Suggest the type of interaction / bonding between the oxygen atom and the central potassium cation.