Q.

Select the correct IUPAC name of     [Co(NH3)5(CO3)] Cl
 

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a

 Penta ammonia carbonate cobalt (III) chloride
 

b

 Pentammine carbonate cobalt chloride
 

c

Cobalt (III) pentammine carbonate chloride

d

 Pentammine carbonate cobalt (III) chloride
 

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

 [Co(NH3)5(CO3)] Cl

Here complex ion is a cation of the Cobalt metal. 
The charge on the coordination entity is +1. 
NH3 is a neutral ligand. 
The charge of CO3 is -2. 
Let the charge of Co is x. 
So, x+(-2)=1 
x-2=1

x=+3 
The oxidation state of the metal is in the Roman numeral. 
CO3  is an anionic ligand and its IUPAC name is carbonate. 
 NH3 is called ammine. 
Prefixes are utilized for the indication of individual ligands. 
The ligands are named in alphabetical order followed by the complex ion. 
There is no separation in the IUPAC name. 

Thus, the IUPAC name is C) Pentamminecarbonatecobalt (III) chloride. 

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