To make it easier, assume that we have a total of 100 g of a compound. Hence, we have 58.80g of xenon, 7.166g of oxygen, and 34.04g of fluorine.
Know we will convert each of these masses to moles by using the atomic masses:
58.8/131.3 = 0.45 mole of Xe
7.166/16 = 0.45 mole of O
34.04/19 = 1.79 mole of F
Now, we will divide all the mole numbers by the smallest among them and get the number of atoms in the compound:
Xe = 0.45/0.45 = 1
O = 045/0.45 = 1
F = 1.79/0.45 = 3.98 = 4
So, the empirical formula of the compound XeOF₄
Oxygen is more ELECTRONEGATIVE than Hydrogen, which means that the electrons in the atom are coaxed more toward the Central Oxygen atom. Because of this, the charge is not evenly distributed among the molecule, causing it to have positive and negative sides. This is what we call a POLAR molecule.
Independent variable- Sally's hair
Dependent variable- The shininess of Sally's hair
Control- The Shampoo
