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Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds

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Write the formula of coordination compound mercury tetrathiocyanato-cobaltate (III):

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The formula of coordination compound mercury tetrathiocyanato-cobaltate (III) is $H g [C o (S C N)_{4}]$ .
Cobaltate ends with ate. This means that $C o$ is part of complex anion. Thiocyanato is $S C N$ ligand. The prefix tetra means $4$ . $H g$ is cation.

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