Browse by Stream
QnA
Home
QnA
Go To Your Study Dashboard

Get Answers to all your Questions

header-bg qa
  • Home
  • Engineering
  • Which of the following compounds shows optical isomerism?Option: 1 <img alt="\mathrm{\left[ Cu \left( NH _{3}\right)_{4}\right]^{2+}}" src="https://e

Which of the following compounds shows optical isomerism?

Option: 1

\mathrm{\left[ Cu \left( NH _{3}\right)_{4}\right]^{2+}}


Option: 2

\mathrm{\left[Z n C l_{4}\right]^{2-}}


Option: 3

\mathrm{\left[C r\left(C_{2} O_{4}\right)_{3}\right]^{3-}}


Option: 4

\mathrm{\left[C o(C N)_{6}\right]^{3-}}


Answers (1)

best_answer

As we have learnt, 

Complexes of type \mathrm{\left [ M \left ( AA \right )_{3} \right ]} show optical isomerism

Hence, \mathrm{\left [ Cr\left ( C_{2}O_{4} \right )_{3} \right ]^{3-}} can show optical activity.

Other complexes are homoleptic with monodentate ligands. All of these complexes have a plane of symmetry as well as a centre of symmetry.

Therefore, option (3) is correct.

Posted by

Pankaj Sanodiya

View full answer

Similar Questions

Latest Question