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How many of the following chemical formulas for the following species have an incorrect name listed? chemical formula name [Pt(H2O)4][PtCl6] tetraaquaplatinum(Ⅱ) hexachloroplatinate(Ⅳ) [Cu(NH3)4]Cl2 tetraamminecopper(Ⅱ) chloride [Co(H2O)4(NH3)(OH)]Cl2 amminetetraaquahydroxocobalt(Ⅲ) chloride Na3[RhCl6] sodiumrhodium(Ⅲ) hexachloride
Correct chemical names are as follows,
1. [Pt(H2O)4][PtCl6]: tetraaquaplatinum(II)hexachloroplatinate
Pt(H2O)4 = tetraaquaplatinum
Aqua ligands (H2O) has no free electrons. But each oxygen atom in
water possess one lone pair of electrons, each lone pair from four
water molecule will bond with platinum to form a bond. Platinum is
a transition state metal and possess outer d orbital. Once ‘d’
orbital can accommodate 10 electron and there are ten electrons in
a full "d" subshell, and platinum, a transition metal, has an outer
"d" shell. Platinum will have eight electrons from four water
ligands. And it needs ten electrons in a full "d" shell so, ten
minus eight equals two, so there are two free electrons in the
platinum's outer subshell, hence an oxidation number for platinum
is of 2 (II).
2. [Cu(NH3)4]Cl2: tetraamminecopper(Ⅱ) chloride
Above name is correct for the given compound. When excess of ammonia is added to copper sulphate pentahydrate (CuSO4.5H2O) solution assumes an intense deep blue color. The reaction between copper sulphate and ammonia can be written as
Cu2+ + 6NH3 à Cu(NH3)62+
The product formed in the reaction is call as hexamminecopper(II).
3. [Co(H2O)4(NH3)(OH)]Cl2: amminetetraaquahydroxocobalt(Ⅲ) chloride
Correct name and oxidation state for cobalt is +2.
4. Na3[RhCl6]: sodiumrhodium(Ⅲ) hexachloride; correct name
Rhodium(III) chloride is an inorganic compounds with the formula RhCl3(H2O)n, where n varies from 0 to 3. These are diamagnetic solids having octahedral Rh(III) centres.