To find the bond energy of each carbon-oxygen double bond in carbon dioxide (CO₂), we need to consider that CO₂ has two carbon-oxygen double bonds. The total bond energy of all the bonds in CO₂ is given as 1,472 kJ.
Since there are two double bonds, we can divide the total bond energy by the number of bonds:
\[ \text{Bond energy of each C=O bond} = \frac{\text{Total bond energy}}{\text{Number of C=O bonds}} = \frac{1,472 \text{ kJ}}{2} = 736 \text{ kJ} \]
Therefore, the bond energy of each carbon-oxygen double bond in carbon dioxide is 736 kJ.