Which type of bond and how many bonds would occur as carbon dioxide (CO2) is formed from carbon in Group IVA and oxygen in Group VIA?(1 point)

Responses

four covalent bonds
four covalent bonds

two ionic bonds
two ionic bonds

one covalent bond
one covalent bond

three metallic bonds
three metallic bonds

1 answer

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is formed by the combination of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms. The carbon atom (Group IVA) forms covalent bonds with the oxygen atoms (Group VIA). Specifically, carbon forms double covalent bonds with each oxygen atom, totaling two double bonds.

Given the response options you provided, the correct description would be:

four covalent bonds

However, note that the correct description in terms of bonds formed in CO2 includes two double bonds (which account for four total shared electrons), but none of the given options accurately state "two double bonds".