Non-polar.
This is because there are no lone pair valence electrons on the central atom (Carbon) when this is plotted on a Lewis Dot Structure.
Since Oxygen double bonds and Carbon holds 4 valence electrons, all center electrons are paired, thus sharing everything equally and making the molecule non-polar.
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Answer:
A reaction mechanism is the sequence of elementary steps by which a chemical reaction occurs. A reaction that occurs in two or more elementary steps is called a multistep or complex reaction. ... The slowest step in a reaction mechanism is known as the rate-determining step.
Answer:
![MgCl_{2} O_{4}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=MgCl_%7B2%7D%20O_%7B4%7D)
Explanation:
When calculating an empirical formula from percentages, assume you have a 100g sample. This allows you to convert the percentages directly to grams, because X % of 100g is X grams.
So:
15.3 % = 15.3g Mg, 44.5% = 44.5g Cl, 40.2% = 40.2g O
The next step is to divide each mass by their molar mass to convert your grams to moles.
15.3/24.3 = .630 mol
44.5/35.5 = 1.25 mol
40.2/16.0 = 2.5 mol
Then you will divide all of your mol values by the SMALLEST number of moles. This gives you whole numbers that are the mole ratio (subscripts) of the empirical formula.
.630 mol/.630mol = 1
1.25 mol/.630mol = 2
2.5 mol/.630mol = 4
So the empirical formula is
![MgCl_{2} O_{4}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=MgCl_%7B2%7D%20O_%7B4%7D)