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IUPAC name of the complex AgNH32+AgCN2- is

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a

diammine silver (I) dicyanido argentate (I)

b

diammine silver (I) dicyanido silver (I)

c

diamine silver (I) dicyanato silver (I)

d

diamido silver (I) dicyanato argentate (I)

answer is A.

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AgNH32+AgCN2-

Both cation and anion are complexes.

Cation is named first, while naming the cation

a) Ligands are named first with proper prefix

b) Central metal is named next with oxidation number in parenthesis as a roman number

c) NH3 is called ammine. It is a neutral ligand.

diamminesilver (I)

Anion is named next, while naming the anion

a) Ligands are named first with proper prefix

b) Central metal is named using a suffix ‘ate’ after its name along with oxidation number in parenthesis as a roman number

c) CN- is called cyano (or) cyanido. It is a negative ligand.

dicyanidoargentate (I)

IUPAC name is diammine silver(I) dicyanidoargentate (I)

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