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The IUPAC name of [Ag(NH3)2][Ag(CN)2] :

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Diamminesilver(I) dicyanoargentate(I)
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Diaminosilver(I) dicyanoargentate(I)
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Diaminosilver(II) dicyanoargentate(I)
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Diamminesilver(I) dicyanoargentate(II)
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The correct option is A Diamminesilver(I) dicyanoargentate(I)
You can have a compound where both the cation and the anion are complex ions. Notice how the name of the metal differs even though they are the same metal ions.

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