Answer: A. It is made of polar molecules.
Explanation:
A polar molecule refers to a molecule that has a covalent bond but has an uneven distribution of electrons due to an atom in the molecule having strong electronegativity which will attract more of the electrons from the other atom.
Water is such a molecule because Oxygen has strong electronegativity which leads to electrons being pulled to it.
Sulfur reacts with oxygen to yield SO3 as shown in the equation below;
2S(g)+ 3O2(g) = 2SO3(g)
From part A 7.49 g of S were used.
The atomic mass of sulfur is 32.06 g/mol
Hence, the number of moles of sulfur used
7.49 / 32.06 = 0.2336 moles
The mole ratio of S : SO3 is 1:1
Thus the mass of SO3 will be ( 1 mol of SO3= 80.06 g)
0.2336 moles × 80.06 = 18.7 g
Mass of salt is equal to 218.8125 grams.
