Coordination Compounds - Result Question 34
####36. Among the following complexes, optical activity is possible in
[1994] (a) $[Co(NH_3)_6]^{3+}$
(b) $[Co(H_2 O)_2(NH_3)_2 Cl_2]^{+}$
(c) $[Cr(H_2 O)_2 Cl_2]^{+}$
(d) $[Co(CN)_5 NC]$
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Solution:
- (b) It is optically active when two $Cl$ atoms are in cis position.