Write down the formulae of carbon dioxide

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Solution

A molecule of carbon dioxide contains one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms. Hence it can be expressed as ${CO}_{2}$ .
A chemical formula combines two or more symbols and it represents a chemical compound.
A chemical formula gives the type and number of elements that are found in a chemical compound

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