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Isomers in coordination chemistry include many types. In structural isomers hydrate or solvent isomers, ionisation isomers and coordination isomers have same overall formula but have different ligands attached to the central atom or ion.
The terms linkage isomerism or ambidentate isomerism are used for cases of bonding through different atoms of the same ligand.
Stereoisomers have the same ligands, but differ in the geometric arrangement of the ligands.
complex has two geometrical forms (I) Facial (II) Meridional then which of the following statement is INCORRECT :
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For octahedral complexes of type , two geometrical isomers are possible:
Facial (fac) : three same ligands occupy one face of the octahedron and remain mutually at Meridional (mer): same ligands lie along a meridian; two are at and one pair at .
(A) Correct → fac ligands are adjacent on one face
(B) Correct → mer has both and arrangement
(C) Correct → in fac all same ligands are only at
(D) Incorrect → fac and mer isomers are not necessarily optically active