Cisplatin compound is used in the treatment of:

malaria

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cancer

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AIDS

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yellow fever

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Solution

The correct option is B cancer
Cisplatin compound is used in the treatment of cancer. It is represented as $[P t C l_{2} (N H_{3})_{2}]$ . Its IUPAC name is dichloro diamine platinum (IV).

Two chlorine atoms are cis (adjacent) to each other. Similarly, two amine ligands are cis (adjacent) to each other. It has a square planar geometry.

Hence, option B is correct.

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Which of the following compound is used for the treatment of cancer?

K_{2} P t C l_{4} + 2 N H_{3} ⟶ [P t (N H_{3})_{2}] C l_{2} + 2 K C l

10.0 g o f K_{2} P t C l_{4}

10.0 g o f N H_{3}

(K = 39, P t = 195, C l = 35.5)

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