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Q.IUPAC name of the complex K3[Al(C2O4)3]K_3[Al(C_2O_4)_3] is :

(a) Potassium trisoxalato aluminate (III)
(b) Potassium trioxalato aluminium (III)
(c) Potassium trioxalato aluminate (III)
(d) Potassium trioxalato aluminate (II)
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K3[Al(C2O4)3]K_3[Al(C_2O_4)_3]'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 (C2O42−C_2O_4^{2-}) carries a −2-2 charge; with 3 of them, total ligand charge =−6=-6. The complex ion charge is −3-3 (balanced by 3 K+K^+ outside). So x+(−6)=−3⇒x=+3x+(-6)=-3 \Rightarrow x=+3, 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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