An unknown compound has the following chemical formula:
Co(OH),
where x stands for a whole number.
Measurements also show that a certain sample of the unknown compound contains 5.1 mol of oxygen and 2.59 mol of cobalt.
Write the complete chemical formula for the unknown compound.

Respuesta :

since we are given the moles for Co and O, we'll divide both of those moles by the lowest mole quantity, which is, in this case, 2.59. After dividing, we see that the ratio of O to Co is 2:1. So, for every 1 Co atom, there has to be 2 O atoms. we can then insert the 2 in for OH to satisfy this ratio.

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