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Optical isomerism is exhibited by a complex with

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a

 coordination number 4, with a bidentate ligand
 

b

coordination number 6, with a bidentate ligand

 

c

coordination number 4, with two bidentate ligands
 

d

 coordination number 6, with three tridentate ligands

answer is C.

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  • Optical isomers are two compounds that have non-superimposable mirror images but the identical number and types of atoms, bonds, and spatial configurations of the atoms.
  • Due to their lack of symmetry and inability to be superimposed on one another, octahedral complexes with six as their coordination number and three bidentate ligands exhibit optical isomerism.
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Optical isomerism is exhibited by a complex with