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Iron carbonyl, Fe(CO)5 is...

Iron carbonyl, `Fe(CO)_5` is

A

Trinuclear

B

Mononuclear

C

Tetranuclear

D

Dinuclear

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The correct Answer is:
B
Based on the number of metal atoms present in a complex, they are classified into mononuclear , dinuclear, trinuclear , and so on.
e.g. `Fe(CO)_(5)` : mononuclear
`Co_(2)(CO)_(8)`: dinuclear
`Fe_(3)(CO)_(12):` trinuclear
Hence , option (2) should be the right answer.
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