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The IUPAC name of [Co(NH₃)4(SCN)Cl]Cl is:

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Tetraamminechloridothiocyanatocobalt(II) chloride Tetraamminethiocyanatocobalt(III) dichloride Chloridotetraamminethiocyanatocobalt(III) chloride Tetraamminethiocyanatochloridocobalt(III) chloride Correct

Explanation

Ligands: ammine (NH₃), chlorido (Cl), thiocyanato (SCN), alphabetically ordered. Co is +3 (balancing 2 Cl− and 1 SCN−). Name: tetraamminethiocyanatochloridocobalt(III) chloride.

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