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Triamminetriiodocobalt (iii) overall charge?

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The answer is Zero
The overall charge of complex is calculated from the summation of charges of all constituting particles (metal + ligands)
we have here:
3 amines which have charge of 0
3 iodide each one has -1 charge to give -3
Cobalt (III) charge is +3
So the sum equal to Zero
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