Carbon has how many lone pairs, single bonds, double bonds, and triple bonds in the most plausible Lewis structure for CO2 ?

Carbon has how many lone pairs, single bonds, double bonds, and triple bonds in the most plausible Lewis structure for CO2 ?



(a) 0 triple bonds, 2 double bonds, 0 single bonds, 0 lone pairs.
(b) 1 triple bond, 0 double bonds, 1 single bond, 0 lone pairs.
(c) 0 triple bonds, 1 double bonds, 0 single bond, 1 lone pair.
(d) 0 triple bonds, 0 double bonds, 2 single bonds, 2 lone pairs.
(e) 0 triple bonds, 2 double bonds, 0 single bonds, 2 lone pairs.


Answer: 0 triple bonds, 2 double bonds, 0 single bonds, 0 lone pairs.


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