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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

The IUPAC name of the complex [Co (NH3)4Cl2] Cl is (A) tetraammine dichloro cobalt (III) chloride (B) dichloro tetraammine cobalt (III) chloride (C) tetraammine dichloro cobalt (IV) chloride (D) tetraammine dichloro cobalt (II) chloride

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Gaurav
11 Years ago
[Co (NH3)4Cl2] Cl
Tetraamminedichlorocobalt(I) chloride
Profile image of Herbert Baguma
8 Years ago
B-Tetraamminedichlorocobalt(III) chloride
The oxidation state of cobalt + that of chlorine should give a complex with a + charge, So cobalt should have +3 and the two chlorides in the complex make up -2, such that overall complex charge is +1