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What is the Lewis structure of CO2?

Answer 1

Well, we got #underbrace(2xx6_"oxygen valence electrons"+4_"carbon valence electrons")_"16 electrons to be distributed over THREE centres"#

Additionally, the typical Lewis structure is...

#:ddotO=C=ddotO:#

which, AS REQUIRED, distributes 16 electrons.

Because there are TWO regions of electron density situated around the central carbon, carbon dioxide is LINEAR with #/_O-C-O=180^@#...

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Answer 2

Easton Jones

O=C=O

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