Question
Chemistry Question on coordination compounds
Iron carbonyl, Fe(CO)5 is
A
dinuclear
B
tetranuclear
C
trinuclear
D
mononuclear
Answer
mononuclear
Explanation
Solution
??Based on the number of metal atoms present in a complex, they are classified into mononuclear, dinuclear, trinuclear and so on.
eg: Fe(CO)5: mononuclear
Co2(CO)8: dinuclear
Fe3(CO)12: trinuclear