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Nickel tetracarbonyl, (CO is a neutral ligand), has the systematic name

  1. Atetracarbonylnickel(II)
  2. Bnickel(IV) carbonate
  3. Ctetracarbonylnickelate(IV)
  4. Dtetracarbonylnickel(0)

Answer: D

CO is neutral and the molecule is neutral, so Ni has oxidation number 0, giving tetracarbonylnickel(0).
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