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On reaction with AgCl with ammonia solution we get a complex compound whose central atom has __________number of ligands.

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When the silver cation (Ag+) reacts with the chlorine anion (Cl-) in the presence of soluble chlorides such as hydrochloric acid, silver(I) chloride forms as a white precipitate. This precipitate is insoluble in acids such as HNO3 but dissolves in aqueous ammonia, forming a complex ion as
AgCl+NH3[Ag(NH3)2+Cl.

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