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Carbon suboxide `(C_3O_2)` is a foul-smelling gas. Which of the following formulation represents the correct ground state Lewis structure for carbon suboxide?

A

`:O:C:C:C:O:`

B

`:O::C::C::C::O:`

C

`:O:C::C:C:O`

D

`:overset(..)O::C::C::C::overset(..)O:`

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The correct Answer is:
D
The valence shell electron configurations of C and O are `2s^2 2p^2` and `2s^2 2p^4`, respectively. Thus, there are
`(4xx3)+(6xx2)` or 24 valence electrons to account for in `C_3O_2`. Only the Lewis structure (4) has 24 valence electrons:
`overset(..):O=C=C=C=overset(..)O:`
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