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What is the Lewis Structure for CO2-

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) lewis structure has two oxygen atoms and one carbon atom. There are two double bonds around carbon atom in the CO2. No lone pairs on carbon atom and each oxygen atom has two lone pairs on their valence shells. Shape of CO2 is linear.

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