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The IUPAC name of the compound NH42NiC2O42H2O2 is
Chemistryd and f Block ElementsTS EAMCETTS EAMCET 2019 (03 May Shift 2)
Options:
  • A Nickel (II) diammino dioxalato diaquate
  • B Dioxalato diammino diaquo nickelate (III)
  • C Ammonium diaquabis (oxalato) nickelate (II)
  • D Ni dioxalato diaqua (II) amminate
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The correct answer is: Ammonium diaquabis (oxalato) nickelate (II)

The set of rules for naming a coordination compound is:

1. Name the ligands, put in alphabetical order.

2. Add prefixes for ligands that appear more than once.

3. Name the metal

For Cationic complex- write metal name.

For anionic complex- write metal prefix +ate.

4. Add oxidation state in Roman numerals.

5. As separate word, write "ion", if not neutral, or list counterions (positive first, negative second).

The IUPAC name of the compound NH42NiC2O42H2O2 is Ammonium diaquabis (oxalato) nickelate (II).

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