MEDIUMMCQ SINGLENEET ChemistryInorganic ChemistryCoordination compoundsPrevious Year Questions
The name of complex ion, [Fe(CN)6] 3– is (NEET 2015)
A.tricyanoferrate (III) ion.
B.hexacyanidoferrate (III) ion.✓ Correct
C.hexacyanoiron (III) ion.
D.hexacyanitoferrate (III) ion.
Explanation
In the given complex there are 6 Cyanide ligands and the oxidation number of Fe is M-6= -3 This states that Fe is in +3 oxidation state and therefore the IUPAC name of the complex should be hexacyanidoferrate (III). So, option (b) is correct.
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