In your lab write-up, three possibilities for the mechanism of the rate determining step were listed. 1. The rate-determining step has two iodide ions coming together. 2. The rate-determining step involves a persulfate ion decomposing. 3. The rate-determining step has an iodide ion and a persulfate ion coming together. Which mechanism did your experiment confirm

the answer to your question is c

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c is having 4 valence electrons and is bonded to three hydrogens and one sulphur atom, therefore, the number of bond pair is equal to four. as all the valence electrons are used in forming the bonds so, there is no lone pair left on carbon.

s is having 6 valence electrons and is bonded to one other sulfur atom and one carbon atom, therefore, the number of bond pair is equal to 2. as only two valence electrons are used in forming the bonds so, four electrons are left. therefore, two lone pairs are present on s.