What would be the electron dot structure of carbon dioxide which has the formula $CO_2$?

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(N/A) The electron dot structure of $CO_2$ is formed by the sharing of electrons between one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms.
Carbon has $4$ valence electrons,and each oxygen atom has $6$ valence electrons.
To achieve a stable octet configuration,the carbon atom shares $2$ electrons with each of the two oxygen atoms,resulting in two double bonds.
This sharing is represented by the electron dot structure where the shared pairs of electrons are placed between the atoms:
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