Question

resonance in co2......

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Carbon dioxide, or CO2, has three resonance structures, out of which one is a major contributor.

The CO2 molecule has a total of 16 valence electrons , 4 from carbon and 6 from each oxygen atom. ...

Structures 2 and 3 show charge separation caused by the presence of formal charges on both oxygen atoms.