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Draw the Lewis dot structure of CO molecule. |
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Answer» Solution :Solution. Stop . TOTAL number of valence electrons in ` CO = 4 + 6 = 10 (""_(6) C = 2, 4, ""_(6)C = 2, 4, ""_(8)O= 2, 6)` Step 2. Skeletal structure is CO. Step 3. PUTTING asingle bond between C and O, i.e., one shared pair of electrons between C and O, and the remaining 8 electrons as 3 long pairs on O to COMPLETE its octet and 1 lone pair on C, we have  Step 4. As in this structure , octet of C is not complete, MULTIPLE bonding is required between C and O . Toltbgt Complele the octet of C, triple bond is required between C and O . We should , therefore, shift two lone pairs on O as shared pairsbetween C and O so that sctet of both C and O remains comlete. thus , the structure should be  |
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