Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Inorganic: Coordination Compounds

Question:

Assertion: Tetrahedral complexes do not show geometrical isomerism.

Reason: The relative position of the ligands attached to the central metal atom in tetrahedral complexes is same with respect to each other.

Options:

Both assertion and reason is true and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.

Both assertion and reason is true and reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.

Assertion is true but reason is false.

Assertion is false but reason is true.

Correct Answer:

Both assertion and reason is true and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.

Explanation:

Tetrahedral complexes do not show geometrical isomerism. The relative position of the ligands attached to the central metal atom in tetrahedral complexes is same with respect to each other. Tetrahedral complexes contains symmetry element.