Carbon dioxide is heavier than oxygen.

Very small, the layers being tightly packed

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Many times larger than the covalent radius of carbon

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Solution

The correct option is A
Very small, the layers being tightly packed

Molecular weight of $C O_{2}$ is 44u while the molecular weight of $O_{2}$ is 32u. Hence, carbon dioxide has a higher density or is heavier than oxygen.

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