In the cobalt-carbonyl complex : Co 2 CO 8 , number of Co - Co bonds is " X " and terminal CO…

In the cobalt-carbonyl complex : Co2CO8, number of Co-Co bonds is "X" and terminal CO ligands is " Y". X+Y=___

Solution

The number of Co-Co bonds are 1 and the number of Co-CO terminal bonds are 6. Hence, x+y=7.

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