Q.

Statement I : A tetrahedral complex containing all mono dentate ligands cannot exhibit geometrical isomerismStatement II : All the ligands are at equivalent positions in a tetrahedral complex

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a

Both statements I and II are correct

b

Statement - I is correct and statement - II is incorrect

c

Statement - I is incorrect and statement - II is correct

d

Both statements I and II are incorrect

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

L1, L2, L3, L4are at equivalent positions. Irrespective of the nature of ligand and change in spatial arrangements,  the ligands will be at equivalent positions.It means  It can show optical but not geometrical isomerism.
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