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Prussian blue, formed in the Lassaigne test for nitrogen, has the formula . The total number of cyanide ligands in one formula unit is

  1. A18
  2. B6
  3. C12
  4. D24

Answer: A

Each complex ion has 6 cyanide ligands and there are 3 such ions in the formula unit, so the total is .
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