Q40.The complex that can show fac - and mer -isomers is: (1) [Co(NH3)4Cl2]+ (2) [Pt(NH3)2Cl2] (3) [CoCl2(en)2] (4) [Co(NH3)3(NO2)3]
What This Question Tests
This question tests the ability to identify coordination complexes that exhibit fac-mer isomerism, which is a specific type of geometrical isomerism found in octahedral complexes of the MA3B3 type.
Concepts Tested
📚 NCERT Sections This Tests
5.11 — Draw All The Isomers (Geometrical And Optical) Of:
Chemistry Class 11 · Chapter 5
5.11 Draw all the isomers (geometrical and optical) of: (i) [CoCl2(en)2] + (ii) [Co(NH3)Cl(en)2] 2+ (iii) [Co(NH3)2Cl2(en)]+
5.12 — Write All The Geometrical Isomers Of [Pt(Nh3)(Br)(Cl)(Py)] And How Many Of
Chemistry Class 11 · Chapter 5
5.12 Write all the geometrical isomers of [Pt(NH3)(Br)(Cl)(py)] and how many of these will exhibit optical isomers?
5.28 — How Many Ions Are Produced From The Complex Co(Nh3)6Cl2 In Solution?
Chemistry Class 11 · Chapter 5
5.28 How many ions are produced from the complex Co(NH3)6Cl2 in solution? (i) 6 (ii) 4 (iii) 3 (iv) 2 139 Coordination Compounds Reprint 2025-26
📋 Question Details
- Chapter
- Coordination Compounds
- Topic
- Isomerism in coordination compounds
- Year
- 2020
- Shift
- 08 Jan Shift 1
- Q Number
- Q40
- Type
- MCQ
- NCERT Ref
- Class 12 Chemistry Ch 9: Coordination Compounds
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