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The complex used as an anticancer agent is :

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trans-[Co(NH3)3Cl3]
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cis-[PtCl2(NH3)2]
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cis-K2[PtCl2Br2]
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Na2CO3
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The correct option is B cis-[PtCl2(NH3)2]
Cisplatin is a chemotherapy drug. It was the first member of a class of platinum-containing anti-cancer drug, which now also includes carboplatin and oxiplatin. These platinum complexes react in vivo binding to and causing crosslinking of DNA, Which ultimately triggers apoposis (programmed cell death).

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