Q.IUPAC name of the complex is :
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →'s complex ion is anionic, so IUPAC naming requires: cation named first (potassium), ligand named with multiplying prefix and 'o' ending (trioxalato), then the metal name with the '-ate' suffix (aluminate) and its oxidation state in Roman numerals, (III).
Determine the oxidation state of Al: each oxalato ligand () carries a charge; with 3 of them, total ligand charge . The complex ion charge is (balanced by 3 outside). So , i.e. Al(III).
Apply IUPAC naming rules for coordination compounds: (i) name the cation (potassium) first, then the anion (the complex); (ii) ligands are named in alphabetical order with a multiplying prefix — oxalate as a ligand is named 'oxalato', and with three of them the prefix 'tri-' is used (giving 'trioxalato'); (iii) since the complex ion is an anion, the metal's name takes the suffix '-ate': aluminium becomes 'aluminate'; (iv) the oxidation state of the metal is given in Roman numerals in parentheses immediately after the metal name: (III). Assembling: Potassium trioxal …
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