How many lone-pair electrons are on the carbon atom in $C O_{2}$ $CO_2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-22T17:40:53

None.

Carbon has 4 valence electrons, and all are conceived to be incorporated in the $C = O$ $C=O$ double bonds.

On the other hand, around each oxygen centre there are 2 lone pairs of electrons, in addition to the 2 oxygen electrons in each $C = O$ $C=O$ bond.

How many lone-pair electrons are on the carbon atom in CO2CO_2?