Identify the bond types between the carbon and the two oxygen atoms in the carbon dioxide molecule.? and Bond

Identify the bond types between the carbon and the two oxygen atoms in the carbon dioxide molecule.?

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Identify the bond types between the carbon and the two oxygen atoms in the carbon dioxide molecule. Describe the bond angles. Explain how the structural formula can be used to help determine the bond angles.

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1. The C atom is in the center and the O atoms are bonded to the C.
2. There are 4 + 6 + 6 = 16 total valence electrons in the Lewis dot structure.
3. The Lewis structure shows that C is double bonded to each O and that each O has two unpaired electrons.
4. Since there are two groups of electrons around the C (two double bonds), the shape of the molecule is linear triatomic (O=C=O), according to VSEPR theory.
5. O has an electronegativity of 3.5 and C is 2.5. A difference of 1.0 means the bonds between C and O are polar covalent.
6. The molecule is nonpolar overall because the two dipoles point in opposite directions and cancel each other out.
7. The bond angle O=C=O is 180 degrees.

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