Coordination Compounds - Result Question 17
####19. Which of the following coordination compounds would exhibit optical isomerism?
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(a) pentaamminenitrocobalt(III) iodide
(b) diamminedichloroplatinum(II)
(c) trans-dicyanobis (ethylenediamine) chromium (III) chloride
(d) tris-(ethylendiamine) cobalt (III) bromide
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Solution:
- (d) The optical isomers are pair of molecules which are non superimposable mirror images of each other.
The two optically active isomers are collectively called enantiomers.
