Question
Which type of bond and how many bonds would occur as carbon dioxide (CO2C O 2) is formed from carbon in Group IVA and oxygen in Group VIA?(1 point)
Responses
three metallic bonds
three metallic bonds
one covalent bond
one covalent bond
two ionic bonds
two ionic bonds
four covalent bonds
Responses
three metallic bonds
three metallic bonds
one covalent bond
one covalent bond
two ionic bonds
two ionic bonds
four covalent bonds
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is formed from one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms. In CO2, carbon forms double bonds with each of the two oxygen atoms. Therefore, a total of two double covalent bonds are present in the molecule.
Given the options provided, the correct response would be:
**four covalent bonds** (since each double bond consists of two shared pairs of electrons, totaling four shared electrons between carbon and the two oxygen atoms).
Given the options provided, the correct response would be:
**four covalent bonds** (since each double bond consists of two shared pairs of electrons, totaling four shared electrons between carbon and the two oxygen atoms).