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What is the shape of a CO2 molecule?

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What is the shape of the CO2 molecule?
The groups of electrons are the double bonds, and these are furthest apart with an O-C-O bond angle of 180°. The model predicts that all three atoms in a CO2 molecule will be in a straight line and that the molecule will be linear




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The shape of a CO2 molecule is Tetrahedral
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