The CORRECT statement regarding the substitution of coordinated ligands in Ni(CO)4 and Co(NO)(CO)3 is:
(Given: Co-N-O bond is nearly linear; atomic numbers of Co and Ni are 27 and 28, respectively)
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Ni(CO)4 and Co(NO)(CO)3 follow associative and dissociative pathways, respectively.
2
Ni(CO)4 and Co(NO)(CO)3 follow dissociative and associative pathways, respectively.
3
Both Ni(CO)4 and Co(NO)(CO)3 follow associative pathway.
4
Both Ni(CO)4 and Co(NO)(CO)3 follow dissociative pathway.
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