Which of the following complexes will show geometrical isomerism?

Which of the following complexes will show geometrical isomerism?
  1. Potassium tris(oxalato)chromate(III)
  2. Pentaaquachlorochromium(II)chloride
  3. Aquachlorobis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(II)chloride
  4. Potassiumamminetrichloroplatinate(II)

Solution

CoH2OClen2Cl



Potassium tris(oxalato)chromate(III) will show optical isomerism

Aquachlorobis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(II) chloride does not show stereoisomerism

Potassiumamminetrichloroplatinate(II) does not show stereoisomerism.

Asked in: JEE Main 2018 (16 Apr Online)

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