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A molecule of one atom of carbon and two atoms of oxygen would be written _____.

CO(2 Up)
CO(2 Down )
Co2
2CO

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CO2(down)

Step-by-step explanation:

The atomic symbol can have one letter or more. Always the first letter is in uppercase. For example, Iron has the symbol Fe. And in a molecule it is followed by the number of atoms, this number is placed as a sub-index (down). Carbon is represented by the symbol C and oxygen by the letter O. That is why the molecule formed by one atom of carbon and two atoms of oxygen is written CO2 (down).

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