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Carbon dioxide contains bonds between oxygen and carbon. What particles are between the carbon and oxygen atoms ? What keeps those particles between the atoms ?

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There are electrons between the carbon and oxygen atoms.

The electrons have a negative charge. The nuclei of the atoms are positively charged.

The electrical attraction between oppositely charged particles keeps the electrons between the atoms.

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