Chemistry, asked by annie147, 11 months ago

what is the lewis structure of CO2

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Answered by harsha1020

Carbon (C) is the least electronegativeatom in the CO2 Lewis structure and therefore should be placed at the center of the structure. The Lewis structure for CO2 has a total of 16 valence electrons. In order to complete the octets for all of the atoms in the structure you will need to form two double bonds.

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Here's your answer... I hope this helps...

It forms a covalent bond due the valency of carbon being four. Oxygen has a valency of two. In this case, the Lewis structure will be as follows...

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