(a) Is CO 2 linear or bent? (b) What hybridization is appropriate for the C atom? (c)...

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(a) Is CO2 linear or bent? 

(b) What hybridization is appropriate for the C atom? 

(c) Outline a bonding scheme for CO2 using the hybridization scheme you have suggested. 

(d) What C—O bond order does your scheme imply? 

(e) Draw a Lewis structure for CO2. Is this structure consistent with the results you obtained in parts (c) and (d)?

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781292134147

5th Edition

Authors: Catherine Housecroft

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