A) carbon atom only
B) oxygen atom only
C) carbon and oxygen atom
D) does not bind
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
The bonding in CO is represented as:\[C\overset{\leftarrow }{\mathop{=}}\,O\] In the CO, carbon atom contains one lone pair of electrons and oxygen atom does not, therefore CO binds itself to metal atom through carbon atom only.
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