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What is the IUPAC name of Fe(H2O)6SO4?


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Coordination entity:

  • “A coordination entity constitutes a central metal atom or ion bonded to a fixed number of ions or molecules.”
  • “In a coordination entity, the atom/ion to which a fixed number of ions/groups are bound in a definite geometrical arrangement around it is called the central atom or ion.”
  • “The ions or molecules bound to the central atom/ion in the coordination entity are called ligands.”
  • An example of a Coordination complex is Fe(H2O)6SO4 in which Iron is a central metal atom and water is ligands.

IUPAC name of Fe(H2O)6SO4:

  • The IUPAC name of Fe(H2O)6SO4 is Hexaaquairon(II)sulfate .

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