Amongst the following, the metal that does NOT form homoleptic polynuclear carbonyl is · ABC26PH0515

Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Polymer Chemistry · Topic: Polymer – General · Exam: GATE 2005-2021 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

Amongst the following, the metal that does NOT form homoleptic polynuclear carbonyl is

(a)Mn

(b)Fe

(c)Cr

(d)Co

Answer

Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

The source book printed A; on checking, C is correct — see the explanation.

Book printed (a).

Explanation

Mn₂(CO)₁₀, Fe₂(CO)₉/Fe₃(CO)₁₂ and Co₂(CO)₈ exist; chromium forms only mononuclear Cr(CO)₆ (c).

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