Question

Reduce molecular Formular C3 H8 O3 to Empirical Formula. With Explanation how you got answer.

Answer 1

In chemistry, the empirical formula of a chemical compound is the simplest positive integer ratio of atoms present in a compound. A simple example of this concept is that the empirical formula of hydrogen peroxide, or H2O2, would simply be HO. The same with your compound, the simplest empiric formula of $\mathrm{C_3H_8O_3}$ is $\mathrm{C_3H_8O_3}$ , because in this case it is the smallest possible whole numbers near atoms.