In the reaction \(2CO + O_2 \rightarrow 2CO_2\), we know that each molecule of carbon dioxide (CO₂) contains two carbon-oxygen (C=O) double bonds.
Since there are 2 CO₂ molecules formed, the total bond energy for the 4 C=O double bonds in these 2 molecules is 1,472 kJ.
To find the bond energy of each carbon-oxygen double bond, we divide the total bond energy by the number of double bonds:
\[ \text{Bond energy per C=O bond} = \frac{1,472 \text{ kJ}}{4} = 368 \text{ kJ}. \]
Therefore, the bond energy of each carbon-oxygen double bond in carbon dioxide is 368 kJ.