Question

Carbon dioxide is a covalent compond why?

Answer 1

Carbon dioxide is a covalent compond because it has covalent bond.

Answer 2

Answer:

The carbon dioxide molecule is formed from one carbon atom and two oxygens. As an element, carbon only has 4 outer shell electrons and oxygen 6. Double covalent bonds form between the atoms, where two electrons from each atom are shared making 4 bonding electron.