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JEE Main 2022Coordination Compounds Question with Solution

JEE Main 2022 (24 Jun Shift 1)

Question

In the cobalt-carbonyl complex : Co2CO8, number of Co-Co bonds is "X" and terminal CO ligands is " Y". X+Y=___

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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 7
Correct answer
7

Step-by-step explanation

The number of Co-Co bonds are 1 and the number of Co-CO terminal bonds are 6. Hence, x+y=7.

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