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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

no of geometrical and optical isomers of the compound [co(NH3)2Cl2(en)]+

Profile image of srinjoy ghosh
9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pranav Dabhade
9 Years ago
This is M(AA)a2b2  type compund.I have 3 G.I out of which two are trans which can’t show optical isomerism      (O.I) While cis form show O.I hence occur in d & l pair Thus,3G.I & 2 O.I but to. no. of isomers=4 (since, two of O.I are from cis).