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kalpana kalpana
  • 16-08-2014
  • Chemistry
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why co does not obey lewis octet rule

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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 16-08-2014

carbon monoxide atoms have two different ions Cu + and Cu2 + .such atoms do not obey the octet rule .

thats it :)..

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keerthika1998lekha keerthika1998lekha
  • 16-08-2014

Carbon has four electrons and oxygen has six. If only one bond were to be formed between C and O, carbon would have five electrons and oxygen 7.To complete the carbon and oxygen octets in CO, we must employ a triple bond.Even though there is no completion of octet rule.

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