What is the name and how do u draw this complex RuCl3.5NH3.H2O?

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What is the name and how do u draw this complex RuCl3.5NH3.H2O?

2007-08-01 08:34:12 · 2 answers · asked by k,b 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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pentaammineaquaruthenium(III) chloride

It is probably Ru.(NH3)5.H2O Cl3
Ruthenium(III) 3+ is surrounded by 5 ammonia, 1 water molecules as a complex cation, chloride is the anion.

2007-08-01 08:44:49 · answer #1 · answered by Carborane 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

I'm guessing that in solution, the chloride ions will have dissociated so that you have an octahedral complex with 5 NH3 molecules coordinated to the Ru3+ ion through their nitrogen atoms, and the sixth position is occupied by a water molecule, coordinated through the oxygen atom.

2007-08-01 08:41:14 · answer #2 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋