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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2025

The nomenclature of the complex \(\left[ CuCl _2\left( CH _3 NH _2\right)_2\right]\) is

  1. A Bis(methylamine)dichlorocopper(I)
  2. B Dichlorido(methylamine)copper(I)
  3. C Bis(methylamine)dichlorocopper(II)
  4. D Dichlorobis(methylamine)copper(II)
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(D) Dichlorobis(methylamine)copper(II)

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\(Cu + 2(Cl^-) + 2(CH_3NH_2) = 0\) \(x + 2(-1) + 2(0) = 0\) \(x - 2 = 0 \Rightarrow x = +2\) Oxidation state of Cu is (II). Ligands: dichlorido (or dichloro), bis(methylamine). Alphabetical order of ligands: chloro, methylamine. Name: Dichlorobis(methylamine)copper(II)
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