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is named as tetrakis (ethylene-diammine) $\mu$-hydroxo-m-imido dicobalt (III) ion.
Reason : In naming polynuclear complexes i.e., containing two or more metal atoms joined by bridging ligands, the word $\mu$ is added with hyphen before the name of such ligands.
ChemistryCoordination CompoundsAIIMSAIIMS 2010
Options:
  • A If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
  • B If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
  • C If assertion is true but reason is false
  • D If both assertion and reason are false.
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The correct answer is: If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

is named as tetrakis (ethylenediammine)- $\mu$-hydroxo- $\mu$-imido dicobalt (III) ion. For more than one bridging group the word $\mu$ is repeated before each bridging group.

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