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The secondary valency of platinum in tetra-ammine dichloroplatinum (IV) chloride is:

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+4
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+2
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3
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6
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Solution

The correct option is B 6
The secondary valency of platinum in tetra-ammine dichloro platinum (IV) chloride is 6. The secondary valence corresponds to an inner sphere or coordination sphere. The secondary valency of platinum in tetra-ammine dichloro platinum (IV) chloride is satisfied by four ammine ligands and two chloro ligands.

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