NEET levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 1 of 3cc005
The correct IUPAC name of KX3[Fe(CN)X6] is
Apotassium hexacyanidoiron(III)
Btripotassium hexacyanidoferrate(III)
Cpotassium hexacyanidoferrate(II)
Dpotassium hexacyanidoferrate(III)
Answer: D
The anion is [Fe(CN)X6]X3−, so iron is x+6(−1)=−3, giving x=+3. An anionic complex takes the '-ate' ending on the metal (ferrate) and the cation is named first without multiplying prefixes, so the name is potassium hexacyanidoferrate(III).