Coordination Compounds

Question
CBSEENCH12010364

When a co-ordination compound CrCl3.6H2O is mixed with AgNO3, 2 moles of AgCl are precipitated per mole of the compound. Write
(i)Structural formula of the complex.
(ii)IUPAC name of the complex.

Solution

When a coordination compound CrCl3.6H2O  is mixed with AgNO3 it gives tow moles of AgCl, therefore, the structural formula would contain two Cl ions satisfying the primary valencies, while five H2O molecules and one Cl− ion are present in the coordination sphere, making the coordination number 6. One H2O molecule will be present as the molecule of hydration.

Structural formula: [CrCl(H2O)5]Cl2.H2O
IUPAC name of the compound: Pentaaquachloridochromium(III) chloride

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