{"id":87115,"date":"2025-06-01T04:29:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87115"},"modified":"2025-06-01T04:29:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:29:19","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-is-the-iupac-name-of-agnh%e2%82%83%e2%82%82-agcn%e2%82%82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-the-iupac-name-of-agnh%e2%82%83%e2%82%82-agcn%e2%82%82\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following is the IUPAC name of [Ag(NH\u2083)\u2082] [Ag(CN)\u2082] ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Which one of the following is the IUPAC name of [Ag(NH\u2083)\u2082] [Ag(CN)\u2082] ?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Diammine dicyanidodisilver(I)” option2=”Diammine dicyanidoargentate(I)” option3=”Diamminesilver(I) dicyanidoargentate(I)” option4=”Dicyanidoargentate(I) diamminesilver(I)” correct=”option3″]<\/p>\n

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\nThe compound is a salt consisting of a complex cation and a complex anion: [Ag(NH\u2083)\u2082]\u207a [Ag(CN)\u2082]\u207b. The IUPAC name is derived by naming the cation complex followed by the anion complex.
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\nFor the cation [Ag(NH\u2083)\u2082]\u207a: The metal is Silver (Ag). Ammonia (NH\u2083) is an neutral ligand named ‘ammine’. There are two ammine ligands (diammine). The charge of the complex is +1. Since NH\u2083 is neutral, the oxidation state of Ag is +1. As it is a cation, the metal name is used as is, followed by the oxidation state in Roman numerals. Name: Diamminesilver(I).
\nFor the anion [Ag(CN)\u2082]\u207b: The metal is Silver (Ag). Cyanide (CN\u207b) is an anionic ligand named ‘cyanido’ or ‘cyano’. There are two cyanido ligands (dicyanido). The charge of the complex is -1. Since CN\u207b has a charge of -1, Ag + 2(-1) = -1, so the oxidation state of Ag is +1. As it is an anion, the suffix ‘-ate’ is added to the Latin name of the metal (Argentum for Silver), followed by the oxidation state. Name: Dicyanidoargentate(I).
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\nCombining the cation and anion names gives the full IUPAC name: Diamminesilver(I) dicyanidoargentate(I). This matches option C. Option A incorrectly uses ‘disilver’ and doesn’t separate the cation and anion naming properly. Option B combines parts of both names but doesn’t represent the ionic structure accurately. Option D reverses the order of cation and anion names.
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Which one of the following is the IUPAC name of [Ag(NH\u2083)\u2082] [Ag(CN)\u2082] ? [amp_mcq option1=”Diammine dicyanidodisilver(I)” option2=”Diammine dicyanidoargentate(I)” option3=”Diamminesilver(I) dicyanidoargentate(I)” option4=”Dicyanidoargentate(I) diamminesilver(I)” correct=”option3″] This question was previously asked in UPSC Geoscientist – 2024 Download PDFAttempt Online The compound is a salt consisting of a complex cation and a complex anion: [Ag(NH\u2083)\u2082]\u207a [Ag(CN)\u2082]\u207b. The IUPAC name … <\/p>\n

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