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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

diamido silver (I) dicyanato argentate (I)

d

diamine silver (I) dicyanato silver (I)

answer is A.

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AgNH32+AgCN2-Both cation and anion are complexes.Cation is named first, while naming the cationa) Ligands are named first with proper prefixb) Central metal is named next with oxidation number in parenthesis as a roman numberc) NH3 is called ammine. It is a neutral ligand.∴diamminesilver (I)Anion is named next, while naming the aniona) Ligands are named first with proper prefixb) Central metal is named using a suffix ‘ate’ after its name along with oxidation number in parenthesis as a roman numberc) 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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