Question
Give electron dot structure for carbon suboxide, $\mathrm{C}_3 \mathrm{O}_2$. Write its structural formula.
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Answer
$\text{O}=\text{C}=\text{C}=\text{C}=\text{O}$
Carbon is tetravalent and oxygen is divalent.
Carbon is tetravalent and oxygen is divalent.
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