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ChemistryCoordination ChemistryIsomerismEasy2 minQB
ChemistryEasysingle choice
An octahedral complex of formula Ma₃b₃ has facial (fac) and meridional (mer) isomers. Choose the INCORRECT statement.
Options:
Answer:
C
Solution:
Both Ma₃b₃ isomers have mirror planes, so neither is optically active. The planar arrangement of three a ligands in mer does not make it chiral; the mer isomer has a mirror plane through the three a ligands.
Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:Coordination ChemistrySubtopic:Isomerism
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