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In carbon dioxide (CO2), there are two oxygen atoms for each carbon atom. Each oxygen atom forms a double bond with carbon, so the molecule is formed by two double bonds.

Two double bonds means that the total number of electrons being shared in the molecule is

A) two.
B)four.
C)six.
D)eight.

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8 electrons are being shared in the molecule

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the answer is D) eight
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