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The IUPAC name of the coordination compound K3[Fe(CN)6] is:


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Potassium hexacyanoferrate(II)
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Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III)
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Potassium hexacyanoiron(II)
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Tripotassium hexacyanoiron(II)
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Solution

The correct option is B Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III)
Oxidation number of Fe is x-6=-3 x=3

The IUPAC name is Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III).

Option B is correct.

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