Which Lewis electron-dot diagram is correct for CO2?

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The Lewis structure of a substance is otherwise known as its dot electron structure. It gives an immediate picture of the bonding and number of electron pairs in the molecule. The diagram shows only the valence electrons on each of the bonding atoms in the molecule and how they combine to form the molecule under consideration.

The correct Lewis structure for CO2  is shown in the image attached. CO2 has 16 valence electrons. This can be verified by counting the number of dots in the image attached.

answer is: naturally occurring solid, inorganic compound or element is mineral.

minerals usually have crystalline form, that means than crystal constituents (atoms, molecules or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.

for example magnetite is a mineral of iron oxide (fe₂o₃).

calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (caco₃).

dolomite is an   carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate (camg(co₃)₂).