In the reaction \(2CO + O_2 \rightarrow 2CO_2\), carbon dioxide (CO2) contains two carbon-oxygen double bonds. The total bond energy for all the bonds in one molecule of carbon dioxide is 1,472 kJ, as given in the problem.
Since there are two carbon-oxygen double bonds in one molecule of carbon dioxide, we can calculate the bond energy of each double bond by dividing the total bond energy by the number of double bonds:
\[ \text{Bond energy of each double bond} = \frac{1,472 \text{ kJ}}{2} = 736 \text{ kJ} \]
Therefore, the bond energy of each carbon-oxygen double bond in carbon dioxide is 736 kJ.
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