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Which of the following is a pseudo halogen?
Which of the following is a pseudo halogen?
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The correct option is B CN−
The pseudohalogens are polyatomic analogs of halogens, whose chemistry resembles those of the true halogens and this property allows them to be used in place of halogens in several classes of chemical compounds.
Pseudohalogens occur in pseudohalogen molecules, inorganic molecules of the general forms Ps-Ps or Ps-X (where Ps is a pseudohalogen group), such as cyanogen, pseudohalide anions like cyanide ion, inorganic acids like hydrogen cyanide, as ligands in coordination complexes like ferricyanide and as functional groups in organic molecules like the nitrile group. Well-known pseudohalogen functional groups include cyanide, cyanate, thiocyanate, and azide.
Hence, option B is correct.
The pseudohalogens are polyatomic analogs of halogens, whose chemistry resembles those of the true halogens and this property allows them to be used in place of halogens in several classes of chemical compounds.
Pseudohalogens occur in pseudohalogen molecules, inorganic molecules of the general forms Ps-Ps or Ps-X (where Ps is a pseudohalogen group), such as cyanogen, pseudohalide anions like cyanide ion, inorganic acids like hydrogen cyanide, as ligands in coordination complexes like ferricyanide and as functional groups in organic molecules like the nitrile group. Well-known pseudohalogen functional groups include cyanide, cyanate, thiocyanate, and azide.
Hence, option B is correct.
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