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Question
A coordination compound \[\ce{CrCl3.4H2O}\] precipitates silver chloride when treated with silver nitrate. The molar conductance of its solution corresponds to a total of two ions. Write structural formula of the compound and name it.
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Solution
If it forms silver chloride then there is one free chlorine atom outside the coordination sphere. The structural formula has to be \[\ce{[Cr(H2O)4Cl2]Cl}\]. The name of this complex is tetraaquadichlorido chromium (III) chloride.
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