- APotassium hexacyanoferrate (II)
- BPotassium hexacyanoferrate (III)
- CPotassium hexacyanoiron (II)
- DTripotassium hexcyanoiron (II)
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Correct answer: B
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Identify the complex ion
The compound is
Here, the coordination entity is
and there are potassium ions:
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Find the oxidation state of iron
Let the oxidation state of Fe be .
Each cyanide ligand has charge . Since there are cyanide ligands, total ligand charge is:
The charge on the complex ion is , so
Thus, iron is in the oxidation state.
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Name the ligands
The ligand is named cyanido (older form: cyano). In standard option-based JEE naming, hexacyano is commonly used.
So the complex part is named:
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Why ferrate and not iron?
Since the complex ion is anionic, the metal name ends with -ate.
For iron, the anionic complex name becomes ferrate.
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Name the cation first
The cation is , so we write potassium first.
Therefore, the full IUPAC name is:
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Check the options
- A: Potassium hexacyanoferrate (II) wrong oxidation state
- B: Potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) correct
- C: Potassium hexacyanoiron (II) wrong because anionic complex uses ferrate, not iron, and oxidation state is also wrong
- D: Tripotassium hexcyanoiron (II) incorrect naming and wrong oxidation state
Hence, the correct option is B.
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