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Reinecke's salt is named ammonium diamminetetrakis(thiocyanato-)chromate(III). Its formula is

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: D

The anion has Cr(III), two neutral NH3 and four NCS-, so its charge is . One balances it, and the coordination number is 6. Other options change the ligand counts or the cation number.
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