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

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Which of the following complex ions will exhibit optical isomerism? (en = 1,2-diamine ethane). (A) [Cr(NH3)2Cl2]+ (B) [Co(en)2Cl2]+ (C) [Co(NH3)4Cl2]+ (D) [Zn(en)2]2+

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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.

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

$[C r (N H_{3})_{2} C l_{2}]^{+}$

$[C o (e n)_{2} C l_{2}]^{+}$

$[C o (N H_{3})_{4} C l_{2}]^{+}$

$[Z n (e n)_{2}]^{2 +}$

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.

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

[Cr(NH3​)2​Cl2​]+

[Co(en)2​Cl2​]+

[Co(NH3​)4​Cl2​]+

[Zn(en)2​]2+

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.

$[C r (N H_{3})_{2} C l_{2}]^{+}$

$[C o (e n)_{2} C l_{2}]^{+}$

$[C o (N H_{3})_{4} C l_{2}]^{+}$

$[Z n (e n)_{2}]^{2 +}$