Which one in the following is not the resonance structure of CO2

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O=C=O

−O−C≡O+

+O≡C−O−

O≡C=O

answer is D.

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Choice (a), (b), (c) are the resonance structures CO2.Carbon dioxide, has three resonance structures, out of which one is a major contributor. The CO2 molecule has a total of 16 valence electrons , 4 from carbon and 6 from each oxygen atom.

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