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The IUPAC name of the complex compound [CoCl2(en)2]Cl is:-

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Dichloridobis(ethane-1, 2-diammine)cobalt(III) chloride
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Dichloridobis(ethane-2, 1-diammine)cobalt(III) chloride
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Dichloridobis(ethylenediammine)cobalt(III) chloride
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Bis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) chloride
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Solution

The correct option is C Dichloridobis(ethylenediammine)cobalt(III) chloride
In the given complex compound the oxidation state of Co metal is M-2 = 1, Hence, M=+3, Therefore the correct IUPAC name of the compound is Dichloridobis(ethylenediammine)cobalt(III) chloride.

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