6. What is the hybridization of the oxygen atoms in CO2? (for help go to http://goo.gl/6hBD8X) Carbon dioxide, CO2, has a total of 8 pairs of electrons. How many pairs of electrons are in the σ-framework of CO2? a. b. How many bonding t electrons are there? c. How many non-bonding it electrons are there? d. How many electrons are there on either terminal atom that are not shared with the central atom? e. How many electrons are there on the central atoms that are not shared with the terminal atoms?

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6.
What is the hybridization of the oxygen atoms in CO2? (for help go to http://goo.gl/6hBD8X)
Carbon dioxide, CO2, has a total of 8 pairs of electrons. How many pairs of electrons are in the σ-framework of
CO2?
a.
b. How many bonding t electrons are there?
c. How many non-bonding it electrons are there?
d.
How many electrons are there on either terminal atom that are not shared with the central atom?
e.
How many electrons are there on the central atoms that are not shared with the terminal atoms?
Transcribed Image Text:6. What is the hybridization of the oxygen atoms in CO2? (for help go to http://goo.gl/6hBD8X) Carbon dioxide, CO2, has a total of 8 pairs of electrons. How many pairs of electrons are in the σ-framework of CO2? a. b. How many bonding t electrons are there? c. How many non-bonding it electrons are there? d. How many electrons are there on either terminal atom that are not shared with the central atom? e. How many electrons are there on the central atoms that are not shared with the terminal atoms?
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