Explain whether co2 (o = c = o) is an ionic or a covalent compound. why does this arrangement satisfy all atoms involved?
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a covalent compound because it is composed of carbon and oxygen. Herein both the elements i.e. C and O are non-metals.
These elements share the electrons. When electrons are shared, each atom will contain 8 electrons in the outer shell. Due to this, all the atoms of the CO2 will become stable and they will have a completed outer shell.
The lewis structure of CO2 is shown below:
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