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When a coordination compound CrCl_(3).6H_(2)O is mixed with AgNO_(3), 2 moles of AgCl are precipitated per mole of the compound. Write (i) Structural formula ofthe complex (ii) IUPAC name of the complex.

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Solution :(i) For one mole of the compound, two moles of AgCl are precipitated which shows that three two ionizable CHLORIDE ions in the COMPLEX. Also remembering that Cr has a coordination number of 6 the structural FORMULA of the complex is `[CRCL(H_(2)O)_(5)]Cl_(2).H_(2)O`
(ii) Pentaaquachloridochromium (III) chloride monohydrate.


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