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The Lewis structures shown in these pictures are not the best Lewis structures for CO2.

Click all of the correct reasons why the structures shown are not optimal. There could be one, two, three, or four correct answers.

a) In one structure the most electronegative atoms have positive formal charges.

b) Carbon is an atom that frequently violates the octet rule by having fewer than 8 electrons.

c) In one structure the central atom violates the octet rule.

d) In one structure the most electronegative atoms have negative formal charges but there is a better structure with lower formal charges.

The Lewis structures shown in these pictures are not the best Lewis structures for CO2. Click all of the correct reasons why the structures shown are not optimal. There could be one, two, three, or four correct answers. a) In one structure the most electronegative atoms have positive formal charges. b) Carbon is an atom that frequently violates the octet rule by having fewer than 8 electrons. c) In one structure the central atom violates the octet rule. d) In one structure the most electronegative atoms have negative formal charges but there is a better structure with lower formal charges.

Explanation / Answer

I'm not sure but A, C, and D are definitely right

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