NEETChemistryCoordination Compounds
What distinguishes solvate isomers from each other?
Options
- AThe oxidation state of the central metal
- BThe type of ligands involved
- CThe presence or absence of directly bonded solvent molecules
- DThe spatial arrangement of ligands
Correct answer
C. The presence or absence of directly bonded solvent molecules
Step-by-step solution
Solvate isomers differ in whether solvent molecules are directly bonded to the metal ionor simply present as free solvent molecules in the crystal lattice.