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Question

Carbon monoxide acts as a donor and reacts with certain metals to give metal carbonyls. This is due to.

A

Presence of one sigma and two pi bonds between C and O $(:C \equiv O:)$

B

Presence of a lone pair on carbon atom is CO molecule

C

Presence of lone pair on oxygen stom in CO molecule.

D

Poisonouns nature of CO.

Answer

Presence of a lone pair on carbon atom is CO molecule

Explanation

Solution

: Due to presence of lone pair of electrons on carbon $:C \equiv O:$ acts as a donor for metal carbonyls.