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Bonding between metal and ligand
Question

Which of the following species can act as reducing agent ?

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Solution

Mn(CO)6 can act as reducing agent because the metal corbonyl is stable when EAN is equal to nearest noble gas configuration.
Mn(CO)6[ Less stable ) EAN =37eMn(CO)6 EAN =36 (More stable) 

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