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JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3rx040

The brown-ring complex is . Taking NO as the nitrosonium ligand and water as neutral, the oxidation number of iron is

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: B

gives . Counting NO as neutral would give , which is the wrong convention here.
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