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  4. Which of the following complex ions will exhibit optical isomerism? (en = 1,2-diamine ethane).

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Q. Which of the following complex ions will exhibit optical isomerism? (en = 1,2-diamine ethane).

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Solution:

Non superimposable mirror images are called optical isomers and may be described as "chiral’. They are also called enantiomers and rotate plane polarised light in opposite directions.

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