VSEPR 1
Chemistry
Level
1
Predict the electron pair geometry of carbon dioxide
Linear
Bent
Trigonal planar
Trigonal pyramidal
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1 solution
Carbon dioxide has carbon as the central atom, with two bonded oxygen atoms and no lone pairs. The electron pair geometry for a molecule with 2 electron pairs is linear.