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The correct IUPAC name of is

  1. Ahexaamminecobalt(III) trichloride
  2. Bhexaamminecobalt(II) chloride
  3. Chexaaminecobalt(III) chloride
  4. Dhexaamminecobalt(III) chloride

Answer: D

NH3 is named ammine (two m) as a ligand. Charge balance: three balance the cation, so and Co is +3. Counter-ions are named without a multiplying prefix, so the name is hexaamminecobalt(III) chloride.
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