[turtle87]

Hi, I am a new user of this forum. I have some problems with language, because I am Italian.
So, I would like to ask you about the molecular structure of Co2. I know that it is linear, but i cannot explain it with my analysis of the probable behaviour of single atoms of Carbon and Oxigen. So I just ask this to you: what is the ibridation of the single atoms? I thank whoever will help me.

[azmanam]

start here:

http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/chembond/cb07.html

[turtle87]

But it (the image of carbon dioxide)doesn't let me realize that the molecula is symmetric, so i can't understand how they say it is not polar.Why do they say it is?

[azmanam]

let me ask you these questions:

what is they hybridization of the carbon atom in CO₂?
What is the geometry of carbon dioxide, based on the hybridization of the carbon atom?
What is the angle of the O-C-O bond in CO₂?
Is the C-O bond polarized?  If so, in which direction?
If the bond is polarized, and given that there are 2 C-O bonds in CO₂, what effect does the hybridization of the carbon atom and the O-C-O bond angle have on the polarity of the molecule?
Is the molecule polar?