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The correct structure of Fe(CO)5 is :

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trigonal bipyramidal
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octahedral
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tetrahedral
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square pyramidal
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Solution

The correct option is A trigonal bipyramidal
26Fe=1s2,2s22p6,3s23p6,4s24p0

In Fe(CO)5, the F atom is in dsp3 hybridised state. Therefore, the shape of molecule is trigonal bipyramidal. The hybridisation is as :

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