Example 1 · difficulty 1/5
Which description matches the Lewis structure of CO₂ that gives all three atoms complete octets and zero formal charges?
- A. O=C=O, with two lone pairs on each oxygen
- B. O-C-O, with only single bonds
- C. O≡C-O, with no charge separation
- D. A structure containing one C-O bond and one O-O bond