The correct I.U.P.A.C name for H2[PtCl6] complex :
A
Hexachloridoplatinic (IV) acid
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B
Hexachloridoplatinate (IV) acid
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C
Hydrogenhexachloridoplatinate (IV) acid
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D
Di hydrogenhexachloridoplatinate (IV) acid
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Solution
The correct option is B Hexachloridoplatinic (IV) acid Option (A) is correct. The correct I.U.P.A.C name for H2[PtCl6] complex is hexachloridoplatinic (IV) acid.
It can also be named as hydrogen hexachloridoplatinate (IV). Hydrogen has +1 charge and chlorine has -1 charge, so overall charge on Pt is -4 so it ends with -ate.