Co-Ordination Compounds Question 43
Question: Finely divided iron combines with CO to give
[UPSEAT 2002]
Options:
A) $ Fe{{(CO)}_5} $
B) $ Fe_2{{(CO)}_9} $
C) $ Fe_2{{(CO)}_{12}} $
D) $ Fe{{(CO)}_6} $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ Fe+5CO\underset{Pressure}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{Heat}}},\underset{\text{Iron pentacarbonyl}\text{.}}{\mathop{[Fe,{{(CO)}_5}],}}, $
