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
one covalent bond
one covalent bond
three metallic bonds
three metallic bonds
two ionic bonds
two ionic bonds
four covalent bonds
Responses
one covalent bond
one covalent bond
three metallic bonds
three metallic bonds
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. Carbon, which is in Group IVA (Group 14), has 4 valence electrons and needs 4 additional electrons to achieve a stable octet. Each oxygen atom, from Group VIA (Group 16), has 6 valence electrons and needs 2 more electrons to complete its octet.
In CO2, carbon forms two double bonds with two oxygen atoms, sharing a total of 4 electrons (2 electrons from each bond).
Therefore, the correct response is **four covalent bonds** (2 double bonds between carbon and each oxygen).
In CO2, carbon forms two double bonds with two oxygen atoms, sharing a total of 4 electrons (2 electrons from each bond).
Therefore, the correct response is **four covalent bonds** (2 double bonds between carbon and each oxygen).