In the silver mirror test for aldehydes, Tollen's reagent acts as the mild oxidizing agent. What is the coordination number of the central silver () atom in the active complex ion present in Tollen's

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In the silver mirror test for aldehydes, Tollen's reagent acts as the mild oxidizing agent. What is the coordination number of the central silver ($Ag$) atom in the active complex ion present in Tollen's reagent?

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: 2. Tollen's reagent is an ammoniacal silver nitrate solution containing the diamminesilver(I) complex ion, . The central silver ion () is coordinated linearly to exactly two ammonia () ligands, giving it a coordination number of 2.

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