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Carbon and Its Compounds
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05/09/2021 6:48 pm
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What would be the electron dot structure of carbon dioxide which has the formula CO2?
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05/09/2021 6:50 pm
The atomic number (Z) for carbon is six and its electronic configuration is 2, 4. Carbon has four valence electrons. Each oxygen atom (Z = 8) has six valence electrons (2, 6). In order to complete its octet, the carbon atom shares its four valence electrons with the four electrons of two oxygen atoms as follows: