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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

Give the oxidation state of Ni metal in Ni(CO)4, ((Ni(Nh3)6))(BF4)2 is???

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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8 Years ago
Dear student
 
let ‘x’ be the charge of Ni in the complex Ni(CO)4 then
x+(0)4=0 because the charge by CO is zero and net charge on Ni(CO)4 is also zero therefore
x = 0

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