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Chemistry
In which of the following pairs both the complexes show optical isomerism?
Q. In which of the following pairs both the complexes show optical isomerism?
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AIIMS
AIIMS 2005
Coordination Compounds
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A
cis
−
[
C
r
(
C
2
O
4
)
2
C
l
2
]
3
−
,
c
i
s
−
[
C
o
(
N
H
3
)
4
C
l
2
]
22%
B
[
C
o
(
e
n
)
3
]
C
l
3
,
c
i
s
−
[
C
o
(
e
n
)
2
C
l
2
]
Cl
55%
C
[
PtCl
(
d
i
e
n
)]
Cl
,
[
N
i
C
l
2
B
r
2
]
2
−
9%
D
[
C
o
(
N
O
3
)
3
(
N
H
3
)
3
]
,
c
i
s
−
[
Pt
(
e
n
)
2
C
l
2
]
15%
Solution:
Both cis-[Co(en)
3
]
C
l
3
and cis-[Co(en)
2
C
l
2
]
Cl
show optical isomerism.
Optical isomers are non superimposable mirror images of each other. Compounds with co-ordination number
4
and
6
show optical isomerism.
