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A Compound Has the Empirical Formula CoCl3 ∙ 5NH3

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A compound has the empirical formula CoCl3 ∙ 5NH3.One mole of it yields two moles of silver chloride when treated with silver nitrate.Ammonia is not removed by treatment with concentrated sulfuric acid.A reasonable formula for the compound is ________.


A) [Co(NH3) 5]Cl3
B) CoCl3 ∙ 5NH3
C) [Co(NH3) 4Cl]Cl2 ∙ NH3
D) [Co(NH3) 5Cl]Cl2
E) [Co(NH3) 4Cl2]Cl ∙ NH3

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