What Is the Name of the Complex Na[Co(NH₃)₃Cl₃]

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Multiple Choice

What is the name of the complex Na[Co(NH₃) ₃Cl₃]?

• A) Sodium triamminetrichlorocobaltate(II)
• B) Sodium triamminetrichlorocobalt(III)
• C) Sodium tris(aminechloro)cobaltate(II)
• D) Sodium triamminetrichlorocobalt(II)
• E) Sodium trichlorotriamminecobalt(III)

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