Statement - 1: Complexes containing three bidentate ligands do not show optical activity.
Statement - 2: Octahedral complex $[C o (N H_{3})_{4} C l_{2}] C l$ shows geometrical isomerism.

Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true; Statement - 2 is a correct explanation for statement - 1

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Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true; Statement - 2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement - 1

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Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is false

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Statement - 1 is false, Statement - 2 is true

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Solution

The correct option is D
Statement - 1 is false, Statement - 2 is true

Clearly, Statement - 1 is incorrect. What about Statement - 2?

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Q. Assertion :Complexes containing three bidentate ligands do not show optical activity. Reason: Octahedral complex

[C o (N H_{3})_{4} C l_{2}] C l

shows geometrical isomerism.

Q. Assertion :Statement

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1 : Complexes containing three bidentate groups such as

{[C r {(o x)}_{3}]}_{3}^{3 -}

and

{[C o {(e n)}_{3}]}_{3}^{3 +}

do not show optical activity. Reason: Statement

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2 : Octahedral complex,

[C o {(N H_{3})}_{4} C l_{2}] C l

shows geometrical isomerism.

Statement - 1: Complexes containing three bidentate ligands do not show optical activity.
Statement - 2: Octahedral complex $[C o (N H_{3})_{4} C l_{2}] C l$ shows geometrical isomerism.

Q. Which one of the following octahedral complexes will not show geometrical isomerism?(A and B are monodentate ligands )

Q. Which of the following square planar complex does not show geometrical isomerism?

AA is symmetrical bidentate ligand
AB is unsymmetrical bidentate ligand
a and b are monodentate ligands

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Statement - 1: Complexes containing three bidentate ligands do not show optical activity. Statement - 2: Octahedral complex [Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl shows geometrical isomerism.

The correct option is D Statement - 1 is false, Statement - 2 is true Clearly, Statement - 1 is incorrect. What about Statement - 2?

Statement - 1: Complexes containing three bidentate ligands do not show optical activity.
Statement - 2: Octahedral complex $[C o (N H_{3})_{4} C l_{2}] C l$ shows geometrical isomerism.

The correct option is D
Statement - 1 is false, Statement - 2 is true

Clearly, Statement - 1 is incorrect. What about Statement - 2?