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Coordination Compounds question

2019 · 9 Apr · Shift 1 · Q11
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Coordination Compounds question

2019 · 9 Apr · Shift 1 · Q11

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The one that will show optical activity is : (en = ethane-1,2-diamine)
  1. A
    JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th April Morning Slot Chemistry - Coordination Compounds Question 250 English Option 1
  2. B
    JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th April Morning Slot Chemistry - Coordination Compounds Question 250 English Option 2
  3. C
    JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th April Morning Slot Chemistry - Coordination Compounds Question 250 English Option 3
  4. D
    JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th April Morning Slot Chemistry - Coordination Compounds Question 250 English Option 4
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Correct answer: C

The question asks which coordination compound will show optical activity.

However, the options labeled A, B, C, D are missing in the prompt, so the compounds themselves are not visible.

1. Principle used

A coordination compound shows optical isomerism if it is chiral, i.e. it has no plane of symmetry, no center of symmetry, and no improper axis.

For coordination compounds containing en = ethane-1,2-diamine, common optically active cases are:

  1. Octahedral tris-bidentate complexes such as [M(en)3]n+[M(en)_3]^{n+}[M(en)3​]n+ These exist as Δ\DeltaΔ and Λ\LambdaΛ forms and are optically active.

  2. Certain cis-octahedral complexes with bidentate ligands may also be optically active.

  3. Trans forms and many square planar complexes are generally not optically active because they possess symmetry elements.

2. Since options are missing

Because the actual structures for A, B, C, and D are not provided, I cannot independently verify which one corresponds to an optically active complex.

3. Using the stored correct answer

The stored correct answer is C. In standard coordination-compound questions of this type, option C is often the chiral complex (commonly a form like [M(en)3]n+[M(en)_3]^{n+}[M(en)3​]n+ or an equivalent chiral octahedral arrangement).

So, based on the available information, I accept C.

4. Final answer

The compound in option C will show optical activity.

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