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Chemistry Question on Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds

The hypothetical complex chloropentaamminecobalt (III) chloride can be represented as

A

[CoCl(NH3)3(H2O)2]Cl2[CoCl(NH_3)_3(H_2O)_2 ]Cl_2

B

[Co(NH3)3(H2O)Cl3][Co(NH_3)_3(H_2O)Cl_3]

C

[Co(NH3)3(H2O)2Cl][Co(NH_3)_3(H_2O)_2Cl]

D

[Co(NH3)3(H2O)3]Cl3[Co(NH_3)_3(H_2O)_3]Cl_3

Answer

[CoCl(NH3)3(H2O)2]Cl2[CoCl(NH_3)_3(H_2O)_2 ]Cl_2

Explanation

Solution

The complex chlorodiaquatriammine cobalt (III) chloride can have the structure
[CoCl(NH3)3(H2O)2]Cl2[CoCl(NH_3)_3(H_2O)_2 ]Cl_2