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The coordination geometry around the manganese in decacarbonyldimanganese is
- ATrigonal bipyramidal
- BSquare pyramidal
- CSquare planar
- DOctahedral
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Correct answer: D
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Identify the compound
Decacarbonyldimanganese is:
It consists of two manganese atoms bonded together, with a total of 10 carbonyl ligands.
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Determine the environment around each Mn atom
In , the structure is:
- Each Mn is bonded to 5 CO ligands
- The two Mn atoms are also bonded to each other by an Mn--Mn bond
So, around each manganese, the coordination count is:
Thus, each Mn has six neighboring atoms/groups around it.
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Infer the geometry
A coordination number of 6 generally corresponds to octahedral geometry.
Here, each Mn is surrounded octahedrally by:
- five carbonyl ligands
- one manganese atom
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Check the options
- A: Trigonal bipyramidal coordination number 5, so incorrect
- B: Square pyramidal coordination number 5, so incorrect
- C: Square planar coordination number 4, so incorrect
- D: Octahedral coordination number 6, correct
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Final answer
The coordination geometry around each manganese in is:
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