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In Fe(CO)5, the Fe-C bond possesses:...

In `Fe(CO)_5`, the `Fe-C` bond possesses:

A

`pi`-character only

B

Both `sigma` and `pi` characters

C

Ionic character

D

`sigma-` character only

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The correct Answer is:
B
There is `dpi- p pi ` metal to ligand back bonding in Fe-C bond of the organometallic compound `Fe(CO)_(5) `. So it possesses both `sigman ` and `pi` characters.
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