Most Important Selected Qs for JEE AdvancedChemistryCoordination Compounds
Regarding the co-ordination compound "Tetrammine dithocyanatocobalt (III) trioxalatocobaltate (III)" the comrect statements are:
Options
- AFormula of the complex is [ Co ( NH ₃ )₄( SCN )₃ ] [ Co ( OX )₃ ]
- BIt is a chelating complex
- CIt shows gometrical isomerism.
- DIt showsoptical isomerism.
Correct answer
D. It showsoptical isomerism.
Step-by-step solution
The correct formula of the complex is [ Co ( NH ₃ )₄( SCN )₂ ]₂ [ Co ( OX )₂ ] . The anionic part of the complex exhibits optical isomerism and is a chelate complex. The cationic part of the complex exhibits geometrical isomerism.