In the following compound, identify the number of hydrogen atoms that occupy axial positions as well as the number of hydrogen atoms that occupy equatorial positions: there are eight hydrogen atoms in axial positions and seven hydrogen atoms in equatorial positions. there are eight hydrogen atoms in axial positions and eight hydrogen atoms in equatorial positions. there are seven hydrogen atoms in axial positions and seven hydrogen atoms in equatorial positions. there are seven hydrogen atoms in axial positions and eight hydrogen atoms in equatorial positions. there are nine hydrogen atoms in axial positions and eight hydrogen atoms in equatorial positions.