How Many Lone Pairs of Electrons Are Assigned to the Carbon

question 37

Multiple Choice

How many lone pairs of electrons are assigned to the carbon atom in CO?

• A) 0
• B) 1
• C) 2
• D) 3
• E) 4

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Definitions:

Disjunction

A logical operation that combines two statements in such a way that the compound statement is true if at least one of the statements is true.

Contradictory Statements

Statements that cannot both be true at the same time and under the same conditions because they assert opposing propositions.

Conjunction

A logical operator that combines two statements or conditions, both of which must be true for the overall statement to be true.

Equivalent Statements

Statements that are logically similar in that they always have the same truth value in every possible scenario.