15.89 percent carbon, 21.18 percent oxygen, and 62.93 percent osmium. what is the empirical formula

OsCO or COOs

Explanation:

Data given

Carbon = 15.89 %

Oxygen = 21.18 %

Osmium = 62.93%

Empirical formula = ?

Solution:

First find the masses of each component

Consider total compound is 100g

As we now

mass of element = % of component

So,

15.89 g of C     = 15.89 % Carbon

21.18 g of O      =   21.18 % Oxygen

62.93 g of Os  =   62.93% Osmium

Now convert the masses to moles

For Carbon

Molar mass of C = 12 g/mol

                  no. of mole = mass in g / molar mass

Put value in above formula

                  no. of mole =  15.89 g/ 12 g/mol

                  no. of mole =  1.3242

mole of C = 1.3242

For Oxygen

Molar mass of O = 16 g/mol

                  no. of mole = mass in g / molar mass

Put value in above formula

                  no. of mole =  21.18 g/ 16 g/mol

                  no. of mole =  

mole of O = 1.3238

For Os

Molar mass of Os = 190 g/mol

                  no. of mole = mass in g / molar mass

Put value in above formula

                  no. of mole =  62.93 g/ 190 g/mol

                  no. of mole =  

mole of Os = 1.3312

Now we have values in moles as below

C = 1.3242

O = 1.3238

Os = 1.3312

Divide the all values on the smalest values to get whole number ratio

C = 1.3242 /1.3238 = 1.0003

O = 1.3238 /1.3238 = 1

Os = 1.3312 /1.3238 = 1.0056

So all have round value 1 mole

C = 1

O = 1

Os = 1

So the empirical formula will be (OsCO) i.e. all 3 atoms in simplest small ratio

the positions which points up in upward carbon and down in downward carbon are axial

and vice versa holds true for equatorial positions

so the correct answer with labelled diagram will be