Why CO does not follow octet rule

1.	Why CO does not follow octet rule
Answer» Hiii dear___________ ________________________ good evening__________________✌️✌️✌️ carbon monooxide MOLECULE,carbon(C) has 4 valence e- and oxygen( O) has 6 e-.Thus total no. of valence electrons will be 10e-.If single bond is formed between C and O,to complete the octet of oxygen ,then remaining two electrons are the LONE pair on C-atom. C ----O(SINGLE BOND),this will not complete the octet on carbon.So in this WAY it does not obey the octet rule.But triple bond is formed between C and O.There will be shairing of total 6E- between carbon and oxygen,thereby satisfying octet of both the atoms.

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