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WBJEE · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds

Silver chloride dissolves in excess of ammonium hydroxide solution. The cation present in the resulting solution is

  1. A \(\left[\mathrm{Ag}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\right)_{6}\right]^{+}\)
  2. B \(\left[\mathrm{Ag}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\right)_{4}\right]^{+}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{Ag}^{+}\)
  4. D \(\left[\mathrm{Ag}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\right)_{2}\right]^{+}\)
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(D) \(\left[\mathrm{Ag}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\right)_{2}\right]^{+}\)

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\begin{aligned} &\begin{array}{l} \text { Silver chloride dissolves in excess of } \\ \text { ammonium hydroxide solution. The cation } \\ \text { present in the resulting solution is }\left[\mathrm{Ag}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\right)_{2}\right]^{+} \\ \text {In aqueous solution,…