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ChemistryCoordination ChemistryIUPAC namingMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediummultiple choice

Which of the following IUPAC name is/are INCORRECT for any complex?

Options:(select one or more)

Answer:
A, B, D
Solution:

(A) Incorrect: Naming is improper; ligand order and formatting of mixed ligands (cyanido, aqua, ethylenediamine, thiocyanato) are not IUPAC compliant.

(B) Incorrect: Oxidation state and proper anionic complex naming are missing (should be like ferrate/ferrocyanide format).

(C) Correct: Potassium hexacyanidoferrate(II) is the proper IUPAC name, .

(D) Incorrect: (hapticity) and ligand arrangement are not correctly written in IUPAC format.

 

Final Answer: (A), (B), (D)

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:Coordination ChemistrySubtopic:IUPAC naming
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