Coordination Compounds

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Write the formulas for the following coordination compounds:

(i) Tetraamine aqua chlorocobalt(III) chloride.
(ii) Potassium tetrahydroxozincate(II).
(iii) Potassium trioxalatoaluminate(III).
(iv) Dichloridobis (ethane-1, 2-diamine) cobalt(III) chloride.
(v) Tetracarbonyl nickel (0)

 (i) [Co(NH3)4(H2O)Cl]Cl2
(ii) K2[Zn(OH)4]
(iii) K3[Al(C2O4)3]
(iv) [CoCl2(en)2]Cl 
(v) [Ni(CO)4]

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