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In the name carbon dioxide, the prefix of the second word indicates that a molecule of carbon dioxide contains

two carbon atoms.
two oxygen atoms.
a polyatomic ion.
an ionic bond.

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two oxygen atoms, di means two, oxide means oxygen. 
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