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The coordination of Pt in the complex ion [Pt(en)2Cl2]2+ is

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The coordination of Pt in the complex ion [Pt(en)2Cl2]2+ is 6.
en (ethylene diamine) is bidentate and 2Cl monodentate ligands.
So, 2 en ligand and 2Cl ligand corresponds to six donor atoms. Thus coordination number of complex is 6.

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