Which of the following shows the Lewis dot formula for CO2?

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Which of the following shows the Lewis dot formula for CO2? (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

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Step I: Skeleton OCO Step II: A =1 × 4 for C +2 × 6 for O =4+12=16 electrons Step III: Total no. of electrons needed to achieve noble gas configuration (N) N=1 × 8+2 × 8=24 Step IV: Shared electrons, S = N - A =24-16=8 electrons Step V: O :: C:: O <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/280a3218682acf52a5f316b4f962870c-.png" />

Q. Which of the following shows the Lewis dot formula for $C O_{2}$ ?

Step I: Skeleton OCO
Step II : $A = 1 \times 4$ for $C + 2 \times 6$ for $O = 4 + 12 = 16$ electrons
Step III : Total no. of electrons needed to achieve noble gas configuration $(N)$
$N = 1 \times 8 + 2 \times 8 = 24$
Step IV: Shared electrons, S $= N - A = 24 - 16 = 8$ electrons
Step V: O :: C:: O

Q. Which of the following shows the Lewis dot formula for CO2​?

Step I: Skeleton OCO Step II : A=1×4 for C+2×6 for O=4+12=16 electrons Step III : Total no. of electrons needed to achieve noble gas configuration (N) N=1×8+2×8=24 Step IV: Shared electrons, S =N−A=24−16=8 electrons Step V: O :: C:: O

Q. Which of the following shows the Lewis dot formula for $C O_{2}$ ?

Step I: Skeleton OCO
Step II : $A = 1 \times 4$ for $C + 2 \times 6$ for $O = 4 + 12 = 16$ electrons
Step III : Total no. of electrons needed to achieve noble gas configuration $(N)$
$N = 1 \times 8 + 2 \times 8 = 24$
Step IV: Shared electrons, S $= N - A = 24 - 16 = 8$ electrons
Step V: O :: C:: O