Question

In carbon diocide there are 2 oxygen atoms for each carbon atoms. Each oxygen atom forms a double bond with carbon, so the molecule contains 2 sets of double bonds. Two sets of double bonds means that the total number of electrons being shared in the molecule is

Answer 1

The Lewis structure of carbon dioxide (CO2) shows that there are two double bonds between the carbon and the two oxygen atoms. Each double bond consists of two shared electrons, so there are a total of 4 shared electrons between carbon and each oxygen atom. Therefore, the total number of electrons being shared in the molecule is 8.