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COMEDK · Chemistry · 24. Coordination Compounds

The IUPAC name of \(\mathrm{K}_{4}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right]\) is

  1. A potassium ferri cyanide
  2. B potassium ferro cyanide
  3. C potassium hexa cyano ferrate (II)
  4. D potassium hexa cyano ferrate (III)
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(C) potassium hexa cyano ferrate (II)

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In \(\mathrm{K}_{4}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right]\), Oxidation number of \(\mathrm{Fe} \Rightarrow 4+x+6 \times(-1)=0\) \[ x=+2 \] It's IUPAC name is potassium hexacyanoferrate (II).
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