What is the empirical formula of a substance that contains 8.33×10−2 mol of carbon, 0.167 mol of hydrogen, and 8.32×10−2 mol of oxygen?

The empirical formula for the given compound is

Explanation:

We are given:

Moles of carbon =

Moles of hydrogen = 0.167 moles

Moles of oxygen =

To formulate the empirical formula, we need to follow some steps:

For the mole ratio, we divide each value of the moles by the smallest number of moles calculated which is moles.

For Carbon =

For Hydrogen =

For Oxygen =

The ratio of C : H : O = 1 : 2 : 1

Hence, the empirical formula for the given compound is

atomic number of carbon is 6

electronic configuration of carbon is 1s²2s²2p²

orbital diagram of c is as shown here in the image.