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The correct IUPAC name of is

  1. Asodium tetrahydroxidozincate(II)
  2. Bsodium tetrahydroxidozinc(II)
  3. Cdisodium tetrahydroxidozincate(II)
  4. Dsodium tetrahydroxidozincate(IV)

Answer: A

The complex ion is an anion, so the metal name takes the suffix -ate: zincate. Oxidation state: gives . The cation is named without a numerical prefix: sodium tetrahydroxidozincate(II).
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