So i have a presentation for my inorganic chemistry class, each of us got a random question and this is one i got:
"The anion C02- has been synthesized somehow. What hybridization, geometry, and bond angles would you expect it to have?"
What i found in google is that it would be kinda similar to nitrite, with sp2 hybridization, angular geometry and an angle of about 130 degrees aprox. But can't really explain imagine how this molecule would work. The thing that troubles me is where would be the "extra" electron that makes the molecule an anion, pictures show it on the carbon atom but isn't it the least electronegative between it and the oxygen? but also if it stays along one of the oxygen atoms it doesn't make sense to me bc of the octet rule. I have been searching papers and such but my doubts don't seem to have an answer :c
I would be very grateful if someone could help me!!! By the way english isn't my native language so sorry if it's weird written and also i just made this account to ask this idk how reddit works at all :c