Question

Identify the correct resonance structures of carbon dioxide from the ones given below:

(i) O – C ≡ O

(ii) O = C = O

(iii) ^–O ≡ C – O⁺

(iv) ^–O – C ≡ O⁺

Answer 1

(ii) O = C = O

(iv) ^–O – C ≡ O⁺ 

Explanation:

The following is the resonance structure of CO₂.