What is the Lewis structure of the carbon monoxide molecule?

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What is the Lewis structure of the carbon monoxide molecule?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-19T17:39:12

Formally, there are $1 \times σ$ $1xxsigma$ bond, and $2 \times π$ $2xxpi$ bonds.

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We gots $4 + 6$ $4+6$ valence electrons, and thus 5 electron pairs to distribute...

The typical representation of carbon monoxide is $^{-} : C \equiv O^{+}$ $""^(-):C-=O^+$ , i.e. formal charge separation with a $C \equiv O$ $C-=O$ triple bond.

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