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  4. Carbon monoxide acts as a donor and reacts with certain metals to give metal carbonyls. This is due to

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Q. Carbon monoxide acts as a donor and reacts with certain metals to give metal carbonyls. This is due to

The p-Block Elements

Solution:

A lone pair of electrons are available on both carbon and oxygen atoms of a carbon monoxide ligand $(: C = O :)(: C = O :)$. Due to the presence of the lone pair of electrons on carbon, it acts as a donor for metal carbonyls.