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Optical Isomerism in Octahedral Coordination of Bidentate Ligands

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The complexes $[C o (N H_{3})_{6}] [C r (C N)_{6}]$ and $[C r (N H_{3})_{6}] [C o (C N)_{6}]$ are the examples of which type of isomerism?

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Linkage isomerism

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Ionization isomerism

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Coordination isomerism

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Geometrical isomerism

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Solution

The correct option is C Coordination isomerism
Coordination isomerism arises from the interchange of ligands between cationic and anionic entities of different metal ions present in the complex. e.g., $[C o (N H_{3})_{6}] [C r (C N)_{6}]$ and $[C r (N H_{3})_{6}] [C o (C N)_{6}]$ .

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