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Answer 1

Carbon dioxide has three lewis structures in total.

Explanation:

Carbon dioxide has a lewis structure where the `S` atom is doubly bonded to each of two `O` atoms :

But, it has two more resonating structures formed by the shifting of the pi bonds.

The two most common cannonical structures of `SO_2` are:

So, `CO_2` has three total resonating structures having one stable resonating hybrid.

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