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Discovery of complexes was made byA. B. M. TassaertB. C.K. JorgensonC. Alfred WernerD. Kasimiv Fajan |
Answer» Correct Answer - A In 1798 B.M. Tassaert found that a solution of cobalt (II) chloride in aqueous ammonia exposed to air (an oxidizing agent) deposits orange yellow crystals. He assigned the formula `CoCI_(3)` . `6NH_(3)` to these crystals. Later, a similar compound of platinum was assigned the formula `PtCI_(4)` . `6NH_(3)` . Because these formulas suggested that the substance were somehow composed of two stble compounds platinum (IV) chloride and ammoina in the latter case-they were called complex compounds or simply complexes. The vasic explanation for the structure of these complexes was given by the swiss Alfred Werner in 1893. |
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