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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+
Solution
(ii) O = C = O
(iv) –O – C ≡ O+
Explanation:
The following is the resonance structure of CO2.
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