Which of the following contains a double bond?

Carbon dioxide

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Chlorine

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Ethyne

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Water

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Solution

The correct option is C Carbon dioxide
The Lewis structure for $C O_{2}$ has a total of 16 valence electrons. In order to complete the octets for all of the atoms in the structure, you will need to form two double bonds.

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