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An octahedral complex with the formula \(\mathrm{CoCl}_3 \cdot \mathrm{nNH}_3\) upon reaction with excess of \(\mathrm{AgNO}_3\) solution gives 2 moles of \(\mathrm{AgCl}\). Consider the oxidation state of \(\mathrm{Co}\) in the complex is ' \(x\) '. The value of " \(x+n\) " is ______
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$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{x}+0-1-2=0 \\ & \mathrm{x}=+3 \\ & \mathrm{n}=5 \\ & \therefore \mathrm{x}+\mathrm{n}=8\end{aligned}$
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