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[Co(NH3)5NO2]Cl2 and [Co(NH3)5ONO]Cl2 are related to each other as :

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geometrical isomers
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linkage isomers
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coordination isomers
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ionization isomers
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Solution

The correct option is B linkage isomers
This type of isomerism occurs in complex compounds which ambidanate ligands like NO2,SCN,CN,S2O23. These ligands have two donor atoms but at a time only one atom is directly linked to the central metal atom of the complex.

[Co(NH3)5NO2]Cl2 and [Co(NH3)5ONO]Cl2

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