The least stable oxide of carbon is :

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C O_{2}

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C_{3} O_{2}

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C_{2} O_{3}

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Solution

The correct option is D $C_{2} O_{3}$
$C_{2} O_{3}$ is a hypothetical oxide of carbon which can be thought of as an anhydride of oxalic acid $(C O O H - C O O H)$ . The existence of this compound is yet to be confirmed whereas the other options- $C O$ , $C O_{2}$ , $C_{3} O_{2}$ have been found and are stable.

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