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The IUPAC name of [Co(H2NCH2CH2NH2)3]2(SO4)3 :

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Tris(ethylenediammine)cobalt(III) sulphate
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Tri(ethylenediammine)cobalt(III) sulphate
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Tris(ethylenediammine)cobalt(II) sulphate
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Tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) trissulphate
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Solution

The correct option is A Tris(ethylenediammine)cobalt(III) sulphate

The sulphate is the counter anion in this molecule. Since it takes 3 sulphate to bond with two complex cations, the charge on each complex cation must be +3.

Since ethylenediammine is a neutral molecule, the oxidation number of cobalt in the complex ion must be +3.

Again, remember that you never have to indicate the number of cations and anions in the name of an ionic compound.


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