Question

Question #1825c

Answer 1

The central atom in carbon dioxide is a singular carbon atom and there are 2 other atoms attached to the carbon atom.

Explanation:

The center carbon `("C")` atom has a double bond to two oxygen `("O")` atoms.

`"O" = "C" = "O"`

So keep in mind that in the future to use the chemical symbols of elements to find out what they are. For example, `"C"` is carbon and `"O"` is oxygen, and since there are 2 oxygen atoms, it needs to be written as `"O"_2`.