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According to IUPAC nomenclature, sodium nitroprusside is named as 

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According to IUPAC nomenclature, sodium nitroprusside is named as 

(a) sodium nitroferrocyanide 

(b) sodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (II)

(c) sodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (III)

(d) sodium nitroferricyanide 

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Correct option is (b) sodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (II)

The formula of sodium nitroprusside is Na2[Fe(CN)5NO]. Its IUPAC name is sodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (II). The name of sodium cation is written first. the names of ligands are writen in alphabetical order. The name of iron metal is written as ferrate. The roman numeral III indicates oxidation state.

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