Question

What is the correct name for the compound CoCl3?

a) cobalt(I) chloride

B) cobalt(I) chlorate

C) cobalt(II) chlorate

D) cobalt(III) chloride

Answer 1

Answer:

Cobalt chloride= D cobalt(111) chloride

Answer 2

Answer:

D) Cobalt (III) chloride.

Explanation:

It is an unstable compound in which the cobalt atoms have a formal charge of +3.

It could be stable but at very low temperatures, while at high temperatures it is found as a gas.

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