Metallurgy and Isolation of ElementshardNUMERICAL

In the Mond process for the vapour phase refining of Nickel, the crude metal is heated in a stream oMetallurgy and Isolation of Elements Chemistry Question

Question

In the Mond process for the vapour phase refining of Nickel, the crude metal is heated in a stream of Carbon monoxide to form a specific volatile coordination complex. What is the coordination number of Nickel in this volatile intermediate?

Answer: 4

💡 Solution & Explanation

In Mond's process, impure Nickel reacts with $CO$ at $330-350 K$ to form the volatile complex Nickel tetracarbonyl, $Ni(CO)_4$. The coordination number of Nickel in this complex is 4.

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