How do I do this if carbon has 4 valence electrons and oxygen has six valance electrons how do I do that if they only need eight valance electrons

How do I do this if carbon has 4 valence electrons and oxygen has six valance electrons how do I do that if they only need eight valance electrons class=

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The carbon will make two double bonds with the oxygen: O=C=O this way carbon will make 4 covalent bonds and oxygen will make 2 covalent bonds