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Which is the correct molecular structure for carbon dioxide

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dipole

=> It is centrosymmetric and linear .

√so in that case carbon dioxide has no electric dipole.

Step-by-step explanation:

The central carbon atom is joined to two oxygen atoms by covalent double bonds

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