Carbon dioxide (CO2) becomes glucose as its bonds are broken and reformed through the process of photosynthesis. The image shows the orbital structures for each of its atoms.

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dangerousjesse · Answer

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dangerousjesse · Answer

Which best describes what happens when the bond between the atoms is formed?
  

 
 A.
Carbon forms a covalent bond with oxygen. In this type of bond, electrons are shared and the forces of attraction and repulsion between atoms are balanced.
 
 B.
Carbon forms a bond with oxygen using van der Waals forces and dipole-dipole moments because bonds formed in this way break and reform easily.
 
 C.
Carbon needs four electrons to complete its outer shell; therefore, like DNA and other biological molecules, carbon forms a hydrogen bond with oxygen.
 
 D.
Carbon forms an ionic bond with oxygen. Carbon gains the electrons and oxygen loses them. Carbon becomes negative and oxygen becomes positive.

dangerousjesse · Answer

@abb0t @Abhisar I know it's an easy question, but I hate chem..

abb0t · Answer

Which of the choices can be eliminated, let's start there.

dangerousjesse · Answer

Hm.. Well, I'm fairly sure it has a covalent bond, not ionic.. So D?

abhisar · Answer

so u are eliminating d...ryt ?

dangerousjesse · Answer

Yes :)

abhisar · Answer

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