Q.

How many of the following obey's Sidgwick EAN rule?

(a) K4Fe(CN)6            (b) K3Fe(CN)6

(c) Mn2(CO)10               (d) FeH2O5NO3SO4

(e) Na2Fe(CN)5NO  (f) Co2(CO)8

(g) FeπC5H52

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answer is 5.

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Detailed Solution

Sidgwick made the observation, since known as the EAN rule, that in a number of metal complexes the metal atom tends to surround itself with sufficient ligands that the resulting effective atomic number is numerically equal to the atomic number of the noble-gas element found in the same period in which the metal is 

(a) K4Fe(CN)6 , (c) Mn2(CO)10, (e)Na2Fe(CN)5NO, (f) Co2(CO)8, (g) FeπC5H52

Hence correct answer is 0005

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How many of the following obey's Sidgwick EAN rule?(a) K4Fe(CN)6            (b) K3Fe(CN)6(c) Mn2(CO)10               (d) FeH2O5NO3SO4(e) Na2Fe(CN)5NO  (f) Co2(CO)8(g) Feπ−C5H52