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Introduction to Chemical Reactions

Question 20 • EA ACADEMY PHYSICAL SCIENCE SPRING

In carbon dioxide (CO2), there are two oxygen atoms for each carbon atom. Each oxygen atom forms a double bond with carbon, so the molecule contains two sets of double bonds.Two sets of double bonds means that the total number of electrons being shared in the molecule is

Answer
A
two.
B
four.
C
six.
D
eight.

Explanation

A double bond consists of two shared pairs of electrons, or 4 electrons. Carbon dioxide has two double bonds, so 2 × 4 = 8 electrons are shared in total. The correct choice is eight.

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