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A molecule of one atom of carbon and two atoms of oxygen would be written _____. CO2 CO2 Co2 2CO

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it would be CO2. note that the 2 should be smaller in actual writing.
C represents the carbon.
O represents oxygen.
there's 2 oxygen atoms so it should be O2.
combine 2 tgt and you'll get CO2
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