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The IUPAC name for the complex is:

  1. A
    nitrito-N-pentaamminecobalt (III) chloride
  2. B
    nitrito-N-pentaamminecobalt (II) chloride
  3. C
    pentaammine nitrito-N-cobalt (II) chloride
  4. D
    pentaammine nitrito-N-cobalt (III) chloride

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

1. Ligands: ammine () and nitro (). Alphabetically, ammine comes before nitro.2. Naming ligands: pentaammine nitrito-N (or nitro).3. Central metal: Cobalt.4. Oxidation state: (from the two outside) . So Cobalt (III).5. Anion: chloride.Full name: pentaammine nitrito-N-cobalt (III) chloride.

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The IUPAC name for the complex is:
A
nitrito-N-pentaamminecobalt (III) chloride
B
nitrito-N-pentaamminecobalt (II) chloride
C
pentaammine nitrito-N-cobalt (II) chloride
D
pentaammine nitrito-N-cobalt (III) chloride

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