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MHT CET 202626 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
26 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Coordination Compounds

MHT CET 2026 · 26 April · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds

The IUPAC name of [CoCl(NH_3)_5]Cl_2 is:

The IUPAC name of [CoCl(NH3)5]Cl2[\text{CoCl(NH}_3)_5]\text{Cl}_2 is:

Options

  1. APentaamminechlorocobalt(III) chloride
  2. BPentaamminecobalt(III) chloride
  3. CPentaamminechlorocobalt(II) chloride
  4. DChloropentaamminecobalt(III) dichloride

Correct answer

A. Pentaamminechlorocobalt(III) chloride

Step-by-step solution

The given complex is [CoCl(NH3)5]Cl2[\text{CoCl(NH}_3)_5]\text{Cl}_2.

The coordination sphere is the cation [CoCl(NH3)5]2+[\text{CoCl(NH}_3)_5]^{2+} and the counter ion is the chloride anion Cl−\text{Cl}^-.

Let the oxidation state of cobalt be xx.

x+(−1)+5(0)=+2⇒x=+3x + (-1) + 5(0) = +2 \Rightarrow x = +3

The ligands present in the coordination sphere are ammine (NH3\text{NH}_3) and chloro (Cl−\text{Cl}^-). According to alphabetical order, ammine is written before chloro.

Since there are five ammine ligands and one chloro ligand, the prefix is pentaamminechloro.

The central metal is in a cationic complex, so it is named cobalt, followed by its oxidation state in Roman numerals, which is (III).

The counter ion is named chloride (the number of counter ions is not indicated by prefixes like di or tri).

Combining these parts, the IUPAC name of the complex is pentaamminechlorocobalt(III) chloride.

Answer: Pentaamminechlorocobalt(III) chloride
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