JEE Main · 2021 · 27 Jul 2021 · Shift 1 · Coordination Compounds

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The number of geometrical isomers found in the metal complexes , , and respectively are
  1. (A)
  2. (B)✓ Correct
  3. (C)
  4. (D)

Answer: (B)

Solution

is square planar, and the two chlorides can be placed next to each other or opposite each other, giving cis and trans forms: isomers.
is tetrahedral, where all four positions are mutually adjacent and no two can be distinguished as cis or trans; with four identical ligands there is in any case only one arrangement: isomers.
is octahedral of the type, so the three like ligands either occupy one triangular face or lie on a meridian, giving the facial and meridional forms: isomers.
is octahedral of the type, with the two chlorides adjacent or opposite: isomers.
The counts are .

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