The sum of bridging carbonyls in W(CO)6 and Mn2(CO)10 is ______.
Answer: 0
Solution
Tungsten hexacarbonyl is octahedral, with all six carbon monoxide ligands bound end-on to the single tungsten atom, so none of them bridges. Dimanganese decacarbonyl is built from two Mn(CO)5 units joined only by a direct metal--metal bond, with all ten carbonyls terminal and again none bridging. Adding the two counts, the number of bridging carbonyls is zero.
JEE Main · 2023 · 29 Jan 2023 · Shift 1 · Integer answer