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The IUPAC name of the complex [Pt(NH3)2Cl(NH2CH3)]Cl is:

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Diamminechlorido(methanamine)platinum(II) chloride
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Bisammine(methanamine)chloridoplatinum(II) chloride
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Diammine(methanamine)chloridoplatinum(II) chloride
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Diamminechlorido(aminomethane)platinum(II)chloride
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The correct option is A Diamminechlorido(methanamine)platinum(II) chloride
First of all we should start naming it alphabetically. Here Ammonia, chloride and methanamine ligands are present in inside the sphere. The charge of the central metal ion is +2 and this is cationic complex. So IUPAC name of the complex is Diamminechlorido(methanamine)platinum(II) chloride.

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