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The Lewis structure for CO2 has a central The Lewis structure for C O 2 has a central blank atom attached to blank atoms.

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Explanation:

1) The Lewis structure for $CO_2$ has a central Carbon atom attached to Oxygen atoms.

In the $CO_2$ we will have a structure: O=C=O the central atom "carbon" we will have 2 sigma bonds and 2 pi bonds, therefore, we have an Sp hybridization. For O we have 1 pi and 1 sigma bond, therefore, we have an Sp2 hybridization.

2) These atoms are held together by double bonds.

Again in the structure of $CO_2$ : O=C=O we only have double bonds.

3. Carbon dioxide has a Carbon dioxide has a Linear electron geometry.

Due to the double bonds we have to have a linear structure because in this geometry the atoms will be further apart from each other.

4. The carbon atom is Sp hybridized.

We will have for carbon 2 pi bonds, so we will have an Sp hybridization.

5. Carbon dioxide has two Carbon dioxide has two C(p) - O(p) π bonds and two C(sp) - O(Sp2) σ bonds.

(See figures)

Figure 1: Carbon hybridization

Figure 2: Oxygen hybridization

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