I think the correct answer would be C. The common characteristic that is shareed by the elements found at the center of a period would be that they are the least reactive species. Having lower value of electronegativity, there is less ionization of the atoms which would also contribute to less reactivity.
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The covalent bond is the chemical bond between atoms where electrons are shared, forming a molecule. Covalent bonds are established between non-metallic elements, such as hydrogen H, oxygen O and chlorine Cl. These elements have many electrons in their outermost level (valence electrons) and have a tendency to gain electrons to acquire the stability of the electronic structure of noble gas.
The covalent bond between two atoms can be polar or nonpolar. If the atoms are equal, the bond will be nonpolar (since no atom attracts electrons more strongly). But, if the atoms are different, the bond will be polarized towards the most electronegative atom, because it will be the atom that attracts the electron pair with more force. Then it will be polar.
It can occur in a molecule that the bonds are polar and the molecule is nonpolar. This occurs because of the geometry of the molecule, which causes them to cancel the different equal polar bonds of the molecule.
In carbon tetrachloride the bonds are polar, but the tetrahedral geometry of the molecule causes all four dipoles to cancel out and the molecule to be apolar.
CaSO4 - to find the molar mass, you add the element's mass number.
40.08 + 32.06 + (16x4)
= 136.14
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Sodium Hydroxide is a strong base, it dissolves easily in water producing a large amount of calories and completely dissolving in its ions, to give hydroxide ions, as seen in the reaction:
NaOH(ac) ⇒ Na+(ac) + OH-(ac)
In the presence of ambient humidity, sodium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide to generate sodium carbonate. The gradual hydration generates six different hydrates: NaOH.H2O, NaOH.2H2O, NaOH.3.5H2O, NaOH.4H2O, NaOH.5H2O, NaOH.7H2O. Its great affinity for water causes a reduction in water vapor pressure and for that reason it is a very good drying agent.
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