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[Co(NH3)4Cl2]NO2 and [Co(NH3)4ClNO2]Cl are :

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geometrical isomers
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optical isomers
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linkage isomers
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ionisation isomers
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Solution

The correct option is B ionisation isomers
Option (D) is correct.
[Co(NH3)4Cl2]NO2 and [Co(NH3)4ClNO2]Cl are ionisation isomer.
Ionization isomers are coordination compounds that have 2 different ligands swapped between the inner and the outer coordination spheres.
In the above complex , since the chloride and nitrite ligands have got mutually swapped and are ionization isomers.

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