When silver nitrate is reacted with the molecular base ortho-phenanthroline, colorless crystals form that contain the transition-metal complex shown below.

(a) What is the coordination geometry of silver in this complex?

(b) Assuming no oxidation or reduction occurs during the reaction, what is charge of the complex shown here?

(c) Do you expect any nitrate ions will be present in the crystal?

(d) Write a formula for the compound that forms in this reaction.

(e) Use the accepted nomenclature to write the name of this compound.

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N= Ag