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How many lone pairs does CO2 have? Does it have Single bonds or Double bonds? Does it obey the octet rule?
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How many lone pairs does CO2 have? Does it have Single bonds or Double bonds? Does it obey the octet rule?

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The molecule CO2 have 2 lone pairs located in the oxygen atoms. It has two double bonds also connecting carbon atom to the two oxygen atoms. It does obey the octet rule so the atoms need 8 electrons in each of them that is why electrons are shared.
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