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Which of the following has longest bond length? (Free bond length in is ).

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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In metal carbonyls, back-bonding occurs from the metal -orbitals to the antibonding orbital of . Higher the negative charge on the metal, higher the back-donation. Back-donation increases electron density in the orbital of , which decreases the bond order and increases the bond length. has the highest negative charge.

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Which of the following has longest bond length? (Free bond length in is ).
A
B
C
D

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