According to the I. U. P. A. C. nomenclature, sodium nitroprusside is named as :

sodium nitro-ferrocyanide

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sodium pentacyanidonitrosylferrate (II)

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sodium nitroferricyarride

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sodium pentacyanonitrosylferrate (III)

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Solution

The correct option is B sodium pentacyanidonitrosylferrate (II)
In sodium nitroprusside, NO acts as positive ligand [nitrosonium] so
IUPAC name - sodium pentacyanidonitrosylferrate (II)

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