Which one of the following is the IUPAC name of the complex K₃[Fe(CN)₆]?

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Vimal Swarnkar · Accepted Answer

(b) Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III). K₃[Fe(CN)₆]: anion charge −3; 6 CN⁻ = −6 → Fe = +3. Anionic complex → metal ends in -ate, iron → ferrate. Name: potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) → (b). (Ferrate(II) is K₄[Fe(CN)₆].)

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(a) Potassium hexacyanoferrate(II)

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(c) Trispotassium hexacyanoiron(III)

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(d) Potassium hexacyanoiron(III)

Geo-Scientist Prelims 2020 Chemistry Q24: Which one of the following is the IUPAC name of the complex…

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