The isomer(s) of C o N H 3 4 C l 2 ] that has/ have a C l - C o - C l angle of 90 o , is/are:

The isomer(s) of CoNH34Cl2] that has/ have a Cl-Co-Cl angle of 90o, is/are:
  1. meridional and trans
  2. cis and trans
  3. trans only
  4. cis only

Solution

The isomer(s) of CoNH34Cl2] that has/ have a Cl-Co-Cl angle of 90o, is the cis-isomer only. The structure of the cis isomers is written below:

Here, as we can see that one 90o angle of Cl-Co-Cl bond is present.

Asked in: JEE Main 2020 (09 Jan Shift 2)

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