What is the total number of electron pairs shared between the carbon atom and one of the oxygen atoms in a carbon dioxide molecule?

The answer is 2 pairs. The carbon atom has 4 electrons and oxygen atom has 6 electrons. The purpose of shared electron is to get 8 electrons at the outer layer. So the carbon atom needs to share 4 electrons which is 2 pairs with oxygen to be stable.

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