JEE Advanced 2007Paper 2
- Exam
- JEE Advanced
- Year
- 2007
- Paper
- Paper 2
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Coordination Compounds
JEE Advanced 2007 · Paper 2 · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds
Among the following metal carbonyls, the C-O bond order is lowest in
Among the following metal carbonyls, the bond order is lowest in
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
(a) In presence of effective configuration lone pair for back bonding with vacant orbital of in .
(b) in presence of effective configuration lone pair for back bonding with .
(c) , effective configuration
3 lone pair for back bonding with .
(d) , effective configuration lone pair for back bonding with . Maximum back bonding in , therefore bond order is lowest here.