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The geometry of [Ni(CO)]4 is?

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11 Years ago
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Nickel carbonyl (IUPAC name: tetracarbonylnickel) is the organonickel compound with the formula Ni(CO)4.
In nickel tetracarbonyl, the oxidation state for nickel is assigned as zero.
The molecule is tetrahedral, with four carbonyl (carbon monoxide) ligands attached to nickel.
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