The type of bond between atoms in a molecule of CO2 is:
metallic bond
hydrogen bond
ionic bond
pure covalent bond
polar covalent bond
A
polar covalent bond
B
hydrogen bond
C
pure covalent bond
D
metallic bond
E
ionic bond
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Option (C) is correct.
The type of bond between atoms in a molecule of CO2 is polar covalent bond. In carbon dioxide molecule, a carbon atom is joined by four covalent bonds to two oxygen atoms, which have two covalent bonds each.
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